English actor Asa Butterfield scored with The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in 2008 and then proved it was no fluke with another standout performance in Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo which won him his first award – an award given by the Society of Film Critics of Las Vegas to the best young filmmaker. Since then, he’s gone on to play prominent roles in Ender’s Game, X+Y, House of Tomorrow and more.
Butterfield, early in his acting career, was impressed with his recurring role as Mordred in the British fantasy drama film Merlin.
Biography of Asa Butterfield (age and background information)
Butterfield was born as Asa Maxwell Thornton FarrButterfield on April 1, 1997 in Islington, London to Jacqueline Farr and Sam Butterfield. Fans often wonder what her first name means and it means a lot of things. In Portuguese it means “Wing”, the name of Jesus in Arabic and healer in Hebrew. He has an older brother named Morgan who is into music. He was formerly the drummer of the band Underneath the Tallest Tree.
Asa started acting at the age of 7 in a local theater. Three years later, he landed film and television roles in the television movie After Thomas. He then scored roles in films; Son of Rambow and beat hundreds of boys to the lead role of Bruno in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
However, at that time, Asa wasn’t so sure he wanted to continue acting full-time until he landed the starting role. Hugo. The film received rave reviews and won several Oscars and Golden Globe Awards.
Butterfield was warmly praised for his portrayal of a young mathematician on the autism spectrum in the drama X+Y released in 2014. The following year, 2015, Asa appeared in Ten Thousand Saints and also graduated of high school. While filming Miss Peregrine’s Home, Asa sat for her A level. Her GCSE results include 1 A*, 3 A and 6 B.
When asked in a 2015 interview with Time Magazine about his school, Asa revealed that going to a mainstream school and being in the film industry had little to no influence on his schooling. “I’m a pretty normal person, outside of the movie world,” the actor revealed. “It doesn’t really concern me when I’m at school or with my friends.”
Asa continues to act, some of his recent works include comedy horror, Slaughterhouse Rulez, Freak Time, and more.
Net value
Asa Butterfield has done very well since he started his career in the entertainment industry in 2006. His net worth is currently estimated at $5 million, a figure that will certainly increase if he keeps up his current pace.
Girlfriend
Asa Butterfield isn’t one to document her personal life on social media, so it’s hard to tell her relationship status over time. However, he once had a relationship with actress Ella Purnell. They both met on the set of the 2016 film, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children where Asa played Jacob “Jake” Portman.
Their relationship reportedly started in 2015 when Asa took to his Instagram page to post a picture of them vacationing in Mauritius. Other photos of them that later surfaced online were further proof of their relationship.
However, this was only short-lived as the couple reportedly ended their business by 2016.
It’s been pretty much quiet from Asa since his relationship with Ella ended. Meanwhile, in February 2017, Ella was linked to Spiderman actor Tom Holland, with whom she attended the BAFTAs of the year. It is also said that the lookalike of Angelina Jolie would date Brad Pitt, a year after his separation from Jolie, but it was only a rumor.
Height and other facts
He is a huge science fiction fan. Her favorite sci-fi movie is The Matrix while her favorite sci-fi book is The Knife of Never Letting Go.
In his free time, Asa enjoys playing video games or spending time in the park with friends.
He admires the American actor Leonardo DiCaprio whom he met a few times.
One of his dreams would come true the day he was selected to play James Bond.
Butterfield is interested in wildlife and hopes to film documentaries about them.
It is 1.83m tall.