Young Sheldon ended almost two years ago after seven seasons, and while the show lives on with its spinoff, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Sheldon Cooper has not been seen since the series finale. Iain Armitage has been surprisingly absent from the spinoff, but the show has managed to name-drop him on a few occasions. Meanwhile, Armitage is still acting, even appearing on fellow CBS comedy Ghosts on the 2026 TV schedule. However, he's also been moving on professionally and literally growing up. Now, he's shared his thoughts on his "rebrand."
Armitage was a mere 9 years old when he began playing the younger version of Jim Parsons’ beloved and sometimes annoying Big Bang Theory character, and 14 when it ended. He took some time off after Young Sheldon, with his appearance on Ghosts being his first role post-Young Sheldon. But now the actor, who turns 18 in July, is looking forward to breaking away from his role as Sheldon Cooper and transitioning from being a child actor, as he told Us Weekly:
