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'', from 2017 to 2024. He also played Ziggy Chapman in '' Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019) and voiced young

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in '' Scoob!'' (2020) and Chase in '' Paw Patrol: The Movie'' (2021).

Early life and career

Armitage resides in

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, and is the son of the Scottish actor Euan Morton, who was born in Borrowstounness,

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, and American theater producer Lee Armitage. He is the grandson of former United States Deputy Secretary of State Richard Lee Armitage. Armitage first gained prominence appearing in the

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series ''Iain Loves Theatre,'' where he reviews musical theatre shows. His videos' success caught the attention of the theater industry and led to him receiving offers from agents. In 2015, he served as a correspondent for

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during the 2015 Tony Awards and was referenced in the opening number of the show. In January 2017, Armitage starred in the '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode " Chasing Theo," playing a young child who had been kidnapped. In the same year, he played Ziggy Chapman in the

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series '' Big Little Lies'' and appeared in '' The Glass Castle'', a film adaptation of Jeannette Walls' memoir of the same name. He also appeared in the films '' I'm Not Here'' and '' Our Souls at Night'', starring alongside

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. In March 2017, Armitage was cast as a young Sheldon Cooper in '' Young Sheldon'' (2017–2024), a prequel to the sitcom ''

''. In December 2018, he appeared in an episode of ''The Big Bang Theory'', playing young Sheldon on a videotape recording intended to cheer up and encourage an older Sheldon. In 2020, Armitage voiced young

in the ''

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'' film '' Scoob!''. He was set to reprise the role in the film '' Scoob! Holiday Haunt'', which was set for a release in late 2022 on

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, but was canceled in August 2022. In 2021, Armitage voiced Chase in '' PAW Patrol: The Movie''.

Personal life

Armitage has learned to speak multiple languages to different extents, including Russian,

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, German, Spanish, Italian, Assyrian, and Sinhalese.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armitage, Iain 2008 births Living people American male child actors Male actors from Savannah, Georgia 21st-century American male actors American people of Scottish descent American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American theater critics Actors from Virginia Actors from Arlington County, Virginia Actors from Georgia (U.S. state)