When is Asa Butterfield's birthday?

Asa Butterfield was born on April 1, 1997.

What is Asa Butterfield's zodiac sign?

Asa Butterfield is a Aries, born April 1, 1997.

What is Asa Butterfield's Chinese zodiac sign?

Asa Butterfield was born in 1997, the year of the Fire Ox.

Where is Asa Butterfield from?

Asa Butterfield is from United Kingdom.

Where was Asa Butterfield born?

Asa Butterfield was born in Islington, United Kingdom.

What is Asa Butterfield's real name?

Asa Butterfield's real name is Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield.

Where did Asa Butterfield go to school?

Asa Butterfield attended Young Actors Theatre, Islington, Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form.

Is Asa Butterfield still alive?

Yes — Asa Butterfield is alive and 29 years old.

What is Asa Butterfield known for?

Asa Butterfield is best known for Hugo, Hugo, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

What is Asa Butterfield's life-path number?

Asa Butterfield's numerology life-path number is 4, derived from April 1, 1997.

BORN APRIL 1· Actors Aries

Asa Butterfield, 1997

Actors · April 1, 1997

Asa Butterfield

aka Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield

Actors United KingdomFire Ox★ ISLINGTON

AGE29

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★ REAL NAME: Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield
★ BORN IN: Islington
★ EDUCATED AT: Young Actors Theatre, Islington, Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form

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About

Asa Butterfield built a two-decade acting career from child star to Netflix lead, starting with The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Born in England in 1997, he headlined films across genres—Hugo, Ender's Game, X+Y, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and The Space Between Us—before landing the role of Otis Milburn in Sex Education from 2019 to 2023. An Aries.

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Biography

Asa Butterfield is an English actor who rose from child performances to become one of streaming's defining comedy-drama leads. Born 1 April 1997, Butterfield first achieved recognition as the lead of the historical drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008). Throughout the 2010s, he headlined films spanning multiple genres: the adventure drama Hugo (2011), science-fiction thriller Ender's Game (2013), the romance-drama X+Y (2014), fantasy-adventure Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), and the romantic science-fiction film The Space Between Us (2017). From 2019 to 2023, Butterfield portrayed Otis Milburn, the lead character in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education, a role that cemented his status as a generational talent in streaming. As an April-born Aries, Butterfield's career arc reflects the sign's characteristic drive and reinvention across genres. Actors typically balance stage work, film, and television projects while developing craft through varied roles. Butterfield's filmography demonstrates sustained range across period drama, science fiction, and contemporary comedy-drama.

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Trivia

Butterfield's breakout role in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas came when he was 11 years old.
He appeared in Hugo alongside Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen, marking his entry into major studio productions.
Sex Education ran for four seasons on Netflix, making Butterfield's portrayal of Otis Milburn one of the platform's flagship comedies.

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Career timeline

2012
- NOTABLE WORKHugo· film
2011
- NOTABLE WORKHugo· film
2006
- NOTABLE WORKThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas· literary work

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Numerology

4

LIFE-PATH NUMBER

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Disciplined and structured. Asa Butterfield succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.

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How old is Asa Butterfield?: Asa Butterfield is 29 years old (born April 1, 1997).
When is Asa Butterfield's birthday?: Asa Butterfield was born on April 1, 1997.
What is Asa Butterfield's zodiac sign?: Asa Butterfield is a Aries, born April 1, 1997.
What is Asa Butterfield's Chinese zodiac sign?: Asa Butterfield was born in 1997, the year of the Fire Ox.
Where is Asa Butterfield from?: Asa Butterfield is from United Kingdom.
What does Asa Butterfield do?: Asa Butterfield is a actor.
Where was Asa Butterfield born?: Asa Butterfield was born in Islington, United Kingdom.
What is Asa Butterfield's real name?: Asa Butterfield's real name is Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield.
Where did Asa Butterfield go to school?: Asa Butterfield attended Young Actors Theatre, Islington, Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form.
Is Asa Butterfield still alive?: Yes — Asa Butterfield is alive and 29 years old.
What is Asa Butterfield known for?: Asa Butterfield is best known for Hugo, Hugo, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
What is Asa Butterfield's life-path number?: Asa Butterfield's numerology life-path number is 4, derived from April 1, 1997.

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