Iain Armitage is a young, handsome, and child actor from the U.S. who is popularly known for his acting skills in the fictional Tv series called Young Sheldon, where he portrayed the character of Sheldon Cooper and also received an award for his performance.

Parents and Early Life

Armitage was born on 15th July of 2008 in the state of the United States called Georgia. Thus, he belongs to American nationality. Currently, he is living with his parents in Arlington County in Virginia. He was born to Euan Morton and Lee Armitage. Armitage is from a wealthy family with an acting background as his father is a Scottish actor while his mother works as a producer in theatres.

Armitage is named after the famous actor Sir Ian McKellen as per the information. His grandfather’s name is Richard Lee Armitage, the former diplomat in United States Deputy Secretary of State. He does not have any siblings; thus, being the only child of the family, he is growing well with all the love from his parents and family members.

There is no news regarding his schooling, but we can guess that he is probably home studying right now as he doesn’t have much time due to his acting schedules.

Age and Physical statistics

At the age of 13, Iain Armitage has a height of 4 feet and 6 inches, with a bodyweight of around 35 kg. His zodiac sign is Cancer.

He has Blonde hair and Bluish eye, which makes him look cute and handsome. He belongs to the white ethnicity. He already possesses attractive features, and we can be assured of one thing that he will grow up into a fine handsome man in the future.

Movies and TV shows

Iain Armitage made his film debut in 2017 from the film, The Glass Castle, where he portrayed the younger version of Brian Walls. The movie was directed by Destin Daniel and is of biographical genre. The same year, Armitage appeared in the novel based on the romantic drama film called Our Souls at Night, portraying the character of Jamie Moore. He next appeared in the drama film; I’m Not Here as Stevie and the stars J.K. Simmons and Sebastian Stan. In 2020, he voiced for Shaggy Rogers’s younger voice in an animated comedy film, Scoob!.

Iain Armitage appeared in an episode called “Look Out Below” of a reality show called Impractical Jokers as himself. In 2016, he appeared as the guest judge in the American variety TV series called Little Big Shots in an episode called “The Idom of Love.”

In 2017, he appeared in the American crime drama TV series called Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He portrayed as the kidnapped child named Theo Lacher, starring in one of the episodes called “Chasing Theo.” He also played the leading role of Ziggy Chapman in a drama TV series called Big Little Lies. It was premiered in 2017 and ended in 2019.

In 2018, Iain Armitage came in the video game show called Jeopardy! as the video clue giver. He made appearances in a total of 6 episodes.

AS of 2020, he came as the guest in a game show called Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered and another reality TV program called Group Chat with Jayden and Brent.

Young Seldon as Sheldon Cooper

Iain Armitage played the lead role in an American sitcom called Young Seldom as Sheldon Cooper for which he received two nominations and an award for his performance. The sitcom was the prequel to the hit TV series called The Big Bang Theory and is continuing in 2020. In 2018, he also made his appearance in The Big Bang Theory called “The VCR Illumination” as a younger version of Sheldon Cooper.

Youtube

Iain Armitage first received the public’s attention after reviewing theatres and posted on the online platform, YouTube. He made a couple of videos and posted the videos with the title Iain Loves Theatre. The videos immediately received good reviews from several agents and the theatre industry, gaining him all the attention and opening the door for him to the entertainment industry. He has over 246 videos on YouTube and is continuing since 2014.

Awards & nominations

Iain Armitage hasn’t played in numerous films and series, but he has received nominations and awards for the few movies he has been part of. Starting his acting career at the age of 6, he has already achieved a Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV series- Leading Actor in 2018. He received for his outstanding performance in the TV sitcom called Young Sheldon. He also achieved the Gold Derby Awards nomination for Breakthrough Performer of the Year and Teen Choice Awards for Choice Breakout TV Star.

Social Media: Instagram

Iain Armitage is active in social media. He has over 31.9K followers on Twitter and over 469K followers on Instagram. He has several posts on Instagram, showing his daily activities and feeding his fans with countless smiles. He also owns a brown Hamster for a pet. Apart from acting in films and TV series, he loves to perform in theatre and do reviews about it. He has his own YouTube page with over 16.7K  subscribers.

Net worth and Salary

Iain Armitage hasn’t hit his teenage yet, but he already has a $4 million net worth. His net worth can be divided as per day 274 dollars, weekly is 1.9 thousand dollars, monthly earning is 8.3K dollars, and per year making is 100 thousand dollars. His earning source is obviously from the entertainment industry from all the movies he played and appeared on. 

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