Iain Armitage (; born July 15, 2008) is an American child actor. He is known for starring as

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in ''

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'', a prequel to ''

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'', and Ziggy Chapman in '' Big Little Lies''. In 2018, Armitage received the

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for Best Performance in a TV Series Leading Young Actor for the former role. He also provided the voice for young

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in ''

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'' (2020), and for the police puppy Chase in '' PAW Patrol: The Movie'' (2021).

Early life

Armitage resides in

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, and is the son of actor

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, who was born in

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, and theater producer Lee Armitage. It was reported that he was named after

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. He is the grandson of former

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Career

2010s

Armitage first gained prominence via his

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series ''Iain Loves Theatre'' where he reviews stage shows from musical theater. His videos caught the attention of the theater industry, including a couple of agents who wanted to sign him up. During the 2015 Tony Awards, he served as a correspondent for Perez Hilton and was even referenced in the opening number of the show. In January 2017, Armitage starred in an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (" Chasing Theo"), playing a young child, Theo Lachere, who has been kidnapped. He appeared in ''

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'' "Look Out Below", where he was talked to by Murr in "Who Let The Dogs Out?", in the second challenge of that episode. He played Ziggy Chapman in the

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miniseries '' Big Little Lies'' and he appeared in ''

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'', a film adaptation of

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' memoir of the same name. In the same year, he was also in the films ''

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'' and ''Our Souls at Night'', which also starred

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and

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. In 2017, Armitage was cast as

as a child in ''

'', 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.

2020s

In 2020, Armitage voiced young

in the ''

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'' film ''

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

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, but it was canceled in August 2022. In 2021, Armitage voiced Chase in '' PAW Patrol: The Movie'', replacing Justin Paul Kelly from the Nickelodeon television series.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armitage, Iain 2008 births Living people American male child actors Place of birth missing (living people) 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 People from Arlington County, Virginia Actors from Georgia (U.S. state)