Montana Jordan (born March 8, 2003) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as
Georgie Cooper
''Young Sheldon'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro for CBS. The series, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is a spin-off prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'' and begins with the c ...
in ''
Young Sheldon''.
Life and career
Born in
Longview, Texas, he was raised in
Ore City, Texas
Ore City is a city in Upshur County, Texas, Upshur County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Ore City is located at (32.800770, –94.717446). It is situated about 13 miles northeast of Gilmer, Texas, G ...
.
In October 2015, he was cast in his first role, being selected from 10,000 applicants for the role of Jaden in the
Jody Hill-directed film ''
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter'', in which
Josh Brolin plays his father;
[ it was released in March 2018.
In March 2017, Jordan was cast as ]Sheldon Cooper
Sheldon Lee Cooper, Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., Doctor of Science, Sc.D., is a Character (arts), fictional character in the CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'' and its spinoff series ''Young Sheldon'', portrayed by actors Jim Parsons ...
's older brother George "Georgie" Cooper, Jr. in ''The Big Bang Theory
''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on CBS ...
'' spin-off '' Young Sheldon''. He was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Teen Actor at the 39th Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
s, which went to Dylan Duff of ''Teens 101''.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Montana Jordan
on CBS.com
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2003 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Texas
People from Longview, Texas
People from Upshur County, Texas
American male child actors