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Asa Butterfield

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Asa Butterfield was born in Islington, London, England, to Jacqueline Farr and Sam Butterfield. He began acting at the age of 8, after a talent spotting casting director saw him at his local after school drama club, The Young Actors Theatre in Islington. Following on from a couple of small roles in films, he was cast, at 10 as Bruno in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008). Since then, he has been acclaimed for his titular roles in Hugo (2011) and Ender's Game (2013), as well as other major roles as Nathan in A Brilliant Young Mind (2014), Jude in Ten Thousand Saints (2015), Jake in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Gardner Elliot in The Space Between Us (2017), Norman in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010), and Mordred in the BBC's Merlin (2008).

Asa was born Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield, but now uses the middle name "Bopp" on his passport instead (after Comet Hale-Bopp), and is known as Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield.
BornApril 1, 1997
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BornApril 1, 1997
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 25 nominations

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Asa Butterfield, Simone Ashley, and Chaneil Kular in Episode 1 (2021)
Asa Butterfield in Episode 8 (2021)
Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, and Connor Swindells in Episode 6 (2021)
Asa Butterfield in Episode 3 (2021)
Asa Butterfield and Mimi Keene in Episode 3 (2021)
Asa Butterfield in Sex Education (2019)
Asa Butterfield and Ncuti Gatwa in Sex Education (2019)
Asa Butterfield and Ncuti Gatwa in Sex Education (2019)
Asa Butterfield in Sex Education (2019)
Asa Butterfield and Emma Mackey in Sex Education (2019)
Alice Hewkin, Asa Butterfield, and Lily Newmark in Sex Education (2019)
Asa Butterfield and Ncuti Gatwa in Sex Education (2019)

Known for

Asa Butterfield in Hugo (2011)
Hugo
7.5
  • Hugo Cabret
  • 2011
Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)
Ender's Game
6.6
  • Ender Wiggin
  • 2013
Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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  • Bruno
  • 2008
The Space Between Us (2017)
The Space Between Us
6.4
  • Gardner Elliot
  • 2017

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  • All Fun and Games
    • Marcus
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • College Republicans
    • Pre-production
  • Stitch Head
    • (voice)
    • Pre-production
  • Your Christmas or Mine 2
    • James
    • In Development
  • Watch the Skies
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • Sex Education
    • Otis Milburn
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Aimee Lou Wood, Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, and Emma Mackey in Sex Education (2019)
    Sex Education
    • Otis Milburn
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk in Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
    Your Christmas or Mine?
    • James
    • 2022
  • The Prophecy (2022)
    The Prophecy
    • Marcel
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Asa Butterfield and Iola Evans in Choose or Die (2022)
    Choose or Die
    • Isaac
    • 2022
  • Flux Gourmet (2022)
    Flux Gourmet
    • Billy Rubin
    • 2022
  • 50 States of Fright (2020)
    50 States of Fright
    • Brandon Boyd
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Steve Coogan in Greed (2019)
    Greed
    • Finn
    • 2019
  • Skyler Gisondo, Asa Butterfield, and Sophie Turner in Time Freak (2018)
    Time Freak
    • Stillman
    • 2018
  • Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Michael Sheen, Asa Butterfield, Isabella Laughland, Tom Rhys Harries, Hermione Corfield, and Finn Cole in Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)
    Slaughterhouse Rulez
    • Willoughby Blake
    • 2018
  • Nina Dobrev, Asa Butterfield, and Maisie Williams in Then Came You (2018)
    Then Came You
    • Calvin
    • 2018
  • Right Place Wrong Tim (2018)
    Right Place Wrong Tim
    • Tim
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Thunderbirds Are Go (2015)
    Thunderbirds Are Go
    • Space Controller Conrad (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Paul Bettany, Asa Butterfield, and Sam Claflin in Journey's End (2017)
    Journey's End
    • Second Lieutenant Raleigh
    • 2017
  • Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Alex Wolff, Asa Butterfield, and Maude Apatow in The House of Tomorrow (2017)
    The House of Tomorrow
    • Sebastian Prendergast
    • 2017
  • The Space Between Us (2017)
    The Space Between Us
    • Gardner Elliot
    • 2017
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Asa Butterfield | Career Retrospective
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Asa Butterfield | Career Retrospective
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"Find Box"
"Big Machine"
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"Big Machine"
"Mrs. Docherty's Shop" from Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
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"Mrs. Docherty's Shop" from Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
"Nanny Teaches the Kids a Lesson" from Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
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"Nanny Teaches the Kids a Lesson" from Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
"Synchronized Swimming" from Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
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"Synchronized Swimming" from Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' Cast on Working With Tim Burton
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'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' Cast on Working With Tim Burton
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • April 1, 1997
    • Islington, London, England, UK
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
      Jacqueline Farr
  • Relatives
      Morgan Butterfield(Sibling)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He developed an iPad app called "Racing Blind" together with his father and brother. It is the only game available on the app store that is meant to be played with the eyes closed.
  • Quotes
    Don't do piracy. Piracy's a crime.
  • Trademark
      Striking blue eyes

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