'Young Sheldon' Season 4: Meet Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber and rest of the cast of CBS' hit sitcom
CBS's popular sitcom 'Young Sheldon' has been a hit among audiences for a long time now. 'The Big Bang Theory' spinoff will be returning for its fourth season nearly in November. Following the "iconic, eccentric and extraordinary" Sheldon Cooper, 'Young Sheldon' is a story about a young boy's attempts at fitting in with his peers.
'Young Sheldon' will air its Season 4 starting Thursday, November 5, 2020, at 8 pm ET/ PT. But before that, meet the cast.
Iain Armitage as Sheldon Cooper
Armitage plays the role of the child prodigy, Sheldon Cooper. He is 9 in the first season and 10 in the second and third. In Season 4, he will be 11 and start college. In a recent interview, Armitage spoke about playing the role. "I love being part of something that makes people happy." He added, "I love everything about him. I love playing him, there are so many fun and funny things I get to do as him!"
The actor received the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor for his role as Sheldon Cooper.
Zoe Perry as Mary Cooper
As Mary, Perry plays the role of Sheldon's mother. She is very protective and patient with her son but more often than not, struggles to understand him. A devout Christian, she has friction with Sheldon's atheism and derision of Christianity.
The actress is known for her role in 'The Family', 'NCIS', 'Liv and Maddie' and 'Scandal'.
Lance Barber as George Cooper Sr
Barber plays the role of Sheldon's father, who is often mocked for not being as smart as Sheldon. Although he struggles with understanding his intellectually gifted son, he is a loving father and has defended Sheldon on multiple occasions.
His breakthrough role was in HBO's 'The Comeback' with Lisa Kudrow, in which he played Paulie G., a television writer who he describes as an "asshole". He also starred in episodes of 'How I Met Your Mother', 'Gilmore Girls', 'Californication', 'Monk', 'The Mentalist', and 'Grey's Anatomy'.
Montana Jordan as George 'Georgie' Cooper Jr
Jordan plays the role of Sheldon's older brother. On the show, the two brothers have a love-hate relationship, but it's mostly hate. The actor has also played the role of Jaden Ferguson on 'The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter'.
Raegan Revord as Melissa 'Missy' Cooper
Raegan Revord plays Sheldon's fraternal twin sister Missy. The two share an amicable relationship, better than the one Sheldon shares with his brother. While she might not be as intelligent as Sheldon, she is highly perceptive.
Annie Potts as Constance 'Connie' Tucker
Potts plays the role of Sheldon, Missy, and Georgie's grandmother, whom they refer to as "Meemaw." She was nominated for a 1994 Primetime Emmy Award for playing Dana Palladino on the CBS sitcom 'Love & War', and was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1998 and 1999 for playing Mary Elizabeth Sims in the Lifetime drama 'Any Day Now'. Her other television credits include 'GCB', and 'The Fosters'.