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Armitage in 2017, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 15, 2008
Ethnicity: Scottish, Irish, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Iain Armitage is an American actor, and theatre critic. He is known for his roles on the shows Big Little Lies , Young Sheldon , as the title character Sheldon Cooper; and Ghostwriter ; in the films The Glass Castle , Our Souls at Night , I’m Not Here , Scoob! , and Paw Patrol: The Movie ; and on YouTube series Iain Loves Theatre .
He is the son of producer Lee Armitage and actor and singer Euan Morton (born Iain Douglas George Middleton). His father was born in Falkirk, Scotland. His maternal grandfather was diplomat, government official, and naval officer Richard Armitage. Iain speaks varying degrees of Russian, Armenian, German, Spanish, Italian, Assyrian, and Sinhalese.
Iain’s paternal grandfather was named Graeme Middleton.
Iain’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret.
Iain’s maternal grandfather was Richard Lee Armitage (the son of Leo Holmes Armitage and Ruth Eleanor Hodsdon). Richard was born in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, from April 2, 1983 to June 5, 1989, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, from March 26, 2001 to February 23, 2005. Iain’s great-grandfather Leo was the son of Arthur L. Armitage, who was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents; and of Anastasia C. Boyd, who was born in Canada. Iain’s great-grandmother Ruth had Colonial American (English) roots, and was the daughter of Victor Francis Hodsdon and Ella Eva Soule Taylor.
Iain’s maternal grandmother is Laura Alice Samford (the daughter of Frank Park Samford and Virginia Samford Donovan, born Virginia Carolyn Suydam). Frank was the son of Frank Park Samford and Hattie Mae Noland. Iain’s great-grandmother Virginia was an actress and philanthropist, after whom the Virginia Samford Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, was named. Virginia was born in Birmingham, the daughter of William Howard Suydam and Laura Alice Cousins.
Sources: https://euanmorton.com
Genealogy of Iain’s maternal grandfather, Richard Lee Armitage – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Iain’s maternal great-grandparents, Frank Park Samford and Virginia Samford Donovan – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Iain’s maternal great-grandmother, Virginia Carolyn (Suydam) Samford Donovan – http://blog.al.com