British actor Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield gained fame at 10 with his performance in the holocaust movie ‘The Boy in Stripped Pajamas’ (2008), winning several nominations and ‘London Film Critics Award.’ His titular role in ‘Hugo’ (2011) again fetched him accolades.
After playing small roles in ‘After Thomas’ (2006), ‘Ashes to Ashes’ (2008), and film ‘Son of Rambow’ (2007), Butterfield starred as ‘Bruno’ in the 2008 tragedy, ‘The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas.’ Butterfield’s exceptional performance earned him critical appreciation.
He followed this with the Arthurian TV-drama ‘Merlin’ (2008). In 2010, he featured in ‘The Wolfman’ remake and fantasy, ‘Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang.’
His lead-role in the Martin Scorsese’s 2011 adventure film ‘Hugo’ brought him accolades. After ‘Ender’s Game’ (2013), Butterfield earned BIFA nomination for ‘X+Y’ (2014). Subsequently, he starred in ‘Ten Thousand Saints’ (2015), ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ (2016), ‘The Space Between Us’ (2017), and ‘The House of Tomorrow’ (2017).
In 2018, Butterfield appeared in ‘Then Came You,’ ‘Time Freak,’ and ‘Slaughterhouse Rulez,’ followed by ‘Greed’ (2019). His role in the TV comedy-drama ‘Sex Education’ received praise.