The world’s richest child actor – who has earned £850k for a single TV season

A great number of actors have shot to fame when they were younger, amassing more money in their short lives than most of us will make in a lifetime. … the child actor who played Kevin McCallister in “Home Alone,” is estimated to have amassed a net worth of nearly £14 million in 2025.

But who is the…child actor in the world, and how much are they worth? This bright young star shot to fame as the protagonist in the prequel series of one of the best sitcoms in history. They have a net worth of over £4.5 million, earning some £850,000 per season by the show’s fifth series.

After an incredible 12 seasons and 279 episodes, the American TV sitcom the big bang theory ended in 2019. But the story did not end there.

young sheldon  was created as a prequel to show, to expand Sheldon Cooper’s childhood and upbringing, showing his journey from a young, gifted child to the character viewers loved in the original series.

The show delves into Sheldon’s life in East Texas, exploring Sheldon’s relationships with his family members including his parents, siblings and grandmother.  jim parsons the actor who played adult Sheldon in the main show, did all the voiceovers.

It was young Iain Armitage who was awarded the role to play the main character in Young Sheldon. Armitage rose to prominence as early as the age of six when he launched his own …series, “Ian Loves Theatre”, where he reviewed musical performances.

His natural talent quickly attracted the attention of talent agents, leading to his professional career. In 2014, he appeared on “The Perez Hilton Show”, which marked his first major public appearance and his acting debut came in 2017, when he appeared in films including “The Glass Castle” and “Our Souls At Night”.

In 2017, at just nine years old, Armitage became one of the youngest actors ever to headline a primetime TV show, which premiered on .