Asa Butterfield

Asa Butterfield
Butterfield in 2019
Born
Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield

(1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Notable work

Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield[1] (/ˈeɪsə/;[2][3] born Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield on 1 April 1997) is an English actor. He has received nominations for three British Independent Film Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and three Young Artist Awards.

Beginning his career as a child actor, Butterfield first achieved recognition as the lead of the historical drama film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008). He continued to headline films during the 2010s, starring in the adventure drama Hugo (2011), the war science fiction film Ender's Game (2013), the drama X+Y (2014), and the fantasy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). From 2019 to 2023, Butterfield portrayed the lead of the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education.

  1. ^ Wells, Jonathan. "Asa Butterfield has learnt his lessons". The Gentleman's Journal. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Ender's Game – Trailer Announcement & Preview". 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Asa Butterfield Talks Hugo – Young Hollywood Awards 2012". 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via YouTube.