Iain Armitage aced his audition for the role of Sheldon Cooper in the prequel spin-off series Young Sheldon. The audition wasn't easy as the then nine-year-old had to memorize a 3-page monologue.
Nonetheless, he gave an incredible performance that impressed Jim Parsons, who played Sheldon Cooper in the predecessor series The Big Bang Theory, and the spin-off's co-creators Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro.
Read on for the budding star’s experience of how he landed his iconic role.