Asa Butterfield

English actor known for roles in 'Sex Education' and early film recognition.

Chronology: 1997-04-01 – Present

Origins & Early Life

Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield ( AY-sə; born 1 April 1997) is an English actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, he 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 science-fiction film Ender's Game (2013), the drama X+Y (2014), the fantasy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and the romantic science-fiction The Space Between Us (2017). From 2019 to 2023, Butterfield portrayed the lead of the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

== Background == Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield was born on 1 April 1997 in Islington, London, and is the son of Jacqueline "Jake" Farr, a psychologist, and Sam Butterfield, an advertising copywriter. He is named after the comet Hale-Bopp. He was educated at Stoke Newington School in Stoke Newington, London. == Career == Butterfield started acting at age seven at the Young Actors Theatre Islington in Islington. Later, he secured minor roles in After Thomas, a 2006 television drama, and the 2007 film Son of Rambow.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In 2008, he had a guest role playing Donny in the television series Ashes to...

Source: Wikipedia