Asa Butterfield Biography

Date of Birth

1 April 1997, Islington, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Asa 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, London. Following on from a couple of small roles in films, he was cast, at 10 years old, as the lead in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by Mark Herman. Since then, he has played two amazing titular roles Hugo (2011) and Ender's Game (2013) as well as other significant roles including Mordred in the BBC's Merlin and Norman in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.

Asa attends school in London, hangs out with his friends playing football on the park, reads a great deal, loves music festivals (New Orleans had a big impact) and plays and writes music at home and with friends at school.

Trade Mark

Striking blue eyes

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Trivia

Son of Jacqueline Farr and Sam Butterfield.

Younger brother of Morgan Benjamin Butterfield (b. 1993), a drummer for the English band "Oats".

His name Asa means 'wing' in Portuguese.

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Personal Quotes

Don't do piracy. Piracy's a crime.

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