Asa Butterfield, a talented individual, was born in Islington, London, England, to Jacqueline Farr and Sam Butterfield. His acting journey commenced at the tender age of eight, when a discerning casting director chanced upon him at his local after-school drama club, The Young Actors Theatre in Islington.
This auspicious discovery led to a series of small but significant roles in films, followed by his breakout performance at the age of ten as Bruno in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008). Since then, Asa has been widely acclaimed for his captivating portrayals of iconic characters, including the titular roles in Hugo (2011) and Ender's Game (2013),as well as notable performances in A Brilliant Young Mind (2014),Ten Thousand Saints (2015),Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016),The Space Between Us (2017),Nanny McPhee Returns (2010),and the BBC's Merlin (2008),where he played the complex and intriguing character of Mordred.
Born Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield, he has since adopted the middle name "Bopp" on his passport, a nod to the famous Comet Hale-Bopp, and is now professionally known as Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield.
