Iain Armitage

Biography

Iain Armitage (born July 15, 2008) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a spin-off sequel to The Big Bang Theory, from 2017 to 2024. He also played Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies (2017–2019) and voiced young Shaggy Rogers in Scoob! (2020), Chase in Paw Patrol: The Movie (2021) and the sequel to PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Iain Armitage, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Iain Armitage has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 2011. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently PAW Patrol with 2 titles. Signature works include Young Sheldon, Big Little Lies, PAW Patrol: The Movie. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

25

Birth Date

2008-07-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

Georgia, USA

Known For

• 

  Young Sheldon
• 

  Big Little Lies
• 

  PAW Patrol: The Movie
• 

  Scoob!
• 

  Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship
• 

  Our Souls at Night

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• PAW Patrol (2 titles)
• PAW Patrol (Theatrical) Collection (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Zoe Perry (1 collaborations)
• Lance Barber (1 collaborations)
• Montana Jordan (1 collaborations)
• Raegan Revord (1 collaborations)
• Annie Potts (1 collaborations)
• Emily Osment (1 collaborations)
• Jim Parsons (1 collaborations)
• Nicole Kidman (1 collaborations)
• Reese Witherspoon (1 collaborations)
• Shailene Woodley (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (24 credits)

  • The Adam Trials

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

    Chase (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    - 'Young Sheldon' Cast (2024) ... Self actor actors
    2022
  • PAW Patrol: The Movie

    Chase (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Ghosts

    - Woodstone Royale (2026) ... Iain Armitage actor actors
    2021
  • Scoob!

    Young Shaggy (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Tamron Hall

    - Lance Bass & Michael Turchin, Marsai Martin (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Terry Bradshaw, Iain Armitage, Alex Smith (2020) ... Self actor actors

    - Chrissy Metz, Iain Armitage (2019) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2019
  • I'm Not Here

    Stevie

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Our Souls at Night

    Jamie

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Young Sheldon

    Sheldon Cooper

    actor

    actors

    - Memoir (2) (2024) ... Sheldon Cooper actor actors

    - Funeral (1) (2024) ... Sheldon Cooper actor actors

    - A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture (2024) ... Sheldon Cooper actor actors

    - A Little Snip and Teaching Old Dogs (2024) ... Sheldon Cooper actor actors

    - Community Service and the Key to a Happy Marriage (2024) ... Sheldon Cooper actor actors
    2017
  • The Glass Castle

    Brian Walls (Age 5)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Big Little Lies

    Ziggy Chapman

    actor

    actors

    - I Want to Know (2019) ... Ziggy Chapman actor actors

    - The Bad Mother (2019) ... Ziggy Chapman actor actors

    - Kill Me (2019) ... Ziggy Chapman actor actors

    - She Knows (2019) ... Ziggy Chapman actor actors

    - The End of the World (2019) ... Ziggy Chapman actor actors
    2017
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Tiffany Haddish, Iain Armitage (2018) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2015
  • Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Impractical Jokers

    - Look Out Below (2014) ... Self actor actors
    2011
  • The Big Bang Theory

    - The VCR Illumination (2018) ... Sheldon Cooper actor actors
    2007
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    - Jim Parsons/Iain Armitage/Demi Lovato/Ziqi Li (2017) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    - Chasing Theo (2017) ... Theo Lachere actor actors
    1999
  • The View

    - Episode 40 (2014) ... Self actor actors
    1997
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    - Live's Bread Club Week/Taraji P. Henson/Iain Armitage (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - Terrence Howard/Iain Armitage/Jake Shears (2018) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1988
  • Jeopardy!

    - Show #8175 (2020) ... Self - Clue Giver actor actors

    - Show #7898 (2019) ... Self - Clue Giver actor actors

    - Show #7847 (2018) ... Self - Clue Giver actor actors

    - Show #7789 (2018) ... Self - Clue Giver actor actors

    - Show #7772 (2018) ... Self - Clue Giver actor actors
    1984
  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    - Episode 4 (2017) ... Self actor actors
    1979

• sound (1 credits)

  • Young Sheldon

    - Killer Asteroids, Oklahoma, and a Frizzy Hair Machine (2018) ... songs sound
    2017