Iain Armitage
Biography
Iain Armitage is an American actor born on July 15, 2008, in Georgia, United States. He is best known for his television role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a spin-off sequel to The Big Bang Theory, which ran from 2017 to 2024. In addition to this role, he played Ziggy Chapman in the television series Big Little Lies from 2017 to 2019. His voice acting credits include voicing young Shaggy Rogers in the 2020 film Scoob!, as well as voicing Chase in Paw Patrol: The Movie in 2021 and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie in 2023. Armitage has a total of 38 known acting credits listed on the Movie Database.
Career overview
Iain Armitage is an American actor born on July 15, 2008, in Georgia, United States. He is best known for his television role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a spin-off sequel to The Big Bang Theory, which he played from 2017 to 2024. Additionally, he played the character Ziggy Chapman in the television series Big Little Lies from 2017 to 2019.
In addition to his television work, Armitage has contributed voice acting to several animated films. He voiced the young Shaggy Rogers in the film Scoob! in 2020. He also provided the voice for the character Chase in Paw Patrol: The Movie in 2021 and returned to voice the same character in Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie in 2023. Throughout his career, Armitage has accumulated 38 known acting credits as recorded in his filmography.
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- Dolly Parton's Pet Gala (2024)
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) as Chase (voice)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Ghosts (2021) as Iain Armitage
- PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) as Chase (voice)
- Stars in the House (2020) as Self - Special Guest
- Stars in the House (2020) as Self
- Scoob! (2020) as Young Shaggy (voice)
- Nickelodeon's Unfiltered (2020) as Self
- Nickelodeon's Unfiltered (2020) as Self - Panelist
- Group Chat with Jayden and Brent (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- Late Night Berlin (2018) as Self
- Young Sheldon (2017) as Sheldon Cooper
- Young Sheldon (2017) Songs
- Steve (2017) as Self
- Big Little Lies (2017) as Ziggy Chapman
- The Glass Castle (2017) as Brian Walls (Age 5)
- Our Souls at Night (2017) as Jamie
- I'm Not Here (2017) as Stevie
- Little Big Shots (2016) as Self
- TV Week Logie Awards (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Real (2014) as Self
- Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship (2014) as Self
- CBS This Morning (2012) as Self - Guest
- Impractical Jokers (2011) as Self
- The Talk (2010) as Self
- The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Sheldon Cooper
- CNN Heroes (2007) as Self - Presenter
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Theo Lachere
- The View (1997) as Self
- Access Hollywood (1996) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
- Kids' Choice Awards (1987) as Self
- Jeopardy! (1984) as Self - Clue Giver
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) as Self
- The Adam Trials