Asa Butterfield: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 30
- on screen
- 2006–2026
- box office
- $502M
- nominations
- 3
- average score
- 60
- Born
- April 1, 1997 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- Islington, London, England
- Full name
- Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield
- Citizenship
- English
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 2006-present
The Best Asa Butterfield Movies
The highest-rated films Asa Butterfield is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Our Hero, Balthazar (2026) scores highest, at 85. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Our Hero, Balthazar 2026 · Solomon -
Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Stitch Head 2025 · Animation -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The House of Tomorrow 2018 · Sebastian Prendergast -
Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Greed 2019 · Finn McCreadie -
Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Journey's End 2018 · Second Lieutenant Raleigh -
Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Stitch Head 2025 · Animation
Asa Butterfield's Career in Numbers
Asa Butterfield's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Asa Butterfield works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from After Thomas (2006) to Our Hero, Balthazar (2026), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Asa Butterfield Movies by Decade
- 2000s 2
- 2010s 14
- 2020s 9
The 2010s were Asa Butterfield's busiest decade, with 14 films.
Asa Butterfield Movies by Genre
- Drama 10
- Comedy 4
- Adventure 3
- Animation 2
- Thriller 2
- Action 2
- Sci-Fi 1
- Fantasy 1
Drama is the genre Asa Butterfield has worked in most, with 10 films, ahead of comedy (4).
Asa Butterfield Career Milestones
- First film
- After Thomas 2006
- Biggest box office hit
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children $296M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Our Hero, Balthazar Movie Echo Score 85
- Newest film
- Our Hero, Balthazar 2026
Asa Butterfield Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Asa Butterfield is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 60. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Asa Butterfield Movies as an Actor
25- 2026
Our Hero, Balthazar as Solomon · Comedy Worldwide box office: $331K Movie Echo Score: 85 - 2025
Stitch Head Animation Worldwide box office: $8.09M Movie Echo Score: 72 - 2025
Stitch Head Animation Worldwide box office: $8.09M Movie Echo Score: 66 - 2025
Our Hero, Balthazar as Solomon · Thriller - 2023
Your Christmas or Mine 2 as James · Comedy Movie Echo Score: 55 - 2023
All Fun and Games as Marcus Fletcher · Thriller Worldwide box office: $1.46M Movie Echo Score: 35 - 2022
Flux Gourmet as Billy Rubin · Drama Worldwide box office: $80.8K Movie Echo Score: 57 - 2022
Choose or Die as Isaac · Drama Movie Echo Score: 41 - 2020
Greed as Finn · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.46M Movie Echo Score: 56 - 2019
Greed as Finn McCreadie · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.46M Movie Echo Score: 69 - 2019
Slaughterhouse Rulez as Willoughby Blake · Action Worldwide box office: $731K Movie Echo Score: 49 - 2019
Then Came You as Calvin · Adventure Worldwide box office: $663K Movie Echo Score: 55 - 2018
Time Freak as Stillman · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $468K Movie Echo Score: 59 - 2018
Right Place, Wrong Tim as Tim Bell / Andrew · Comedy - 2018
The House of Tomorrow as Sebastian Prendergast · Drama Worldwide box office: $35.8K Movie Echo Score: 70 - 2018
Journey's End as Second Lieutenant Raleigh · Drama Worldwide box office: $971K Movie Echo Score: 67 - 2017
The Space Between Us Adventure Worldwide box office: $16.1M - 2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Adventure Worldwide box office: $296M - 2015
10,000 Saints as Jude Keffy-Horn · Drama - 2015
Ten Thousand Saints Drama - 2014
X+Y as Nathan Ellis · Drama - 2013
Ender's Game Action Worldwide box office: $126M - 2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Norman Green · Fantasy - 2008
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Drama Worldwide box office: $40.4M - 2006
After Thomas as Andrew · Drama
Asa Butterfield in Documentaries & Specials
5- 2021
Rhythm of Life as Self · Music - 2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel as Self · Documentary - 2012
Shoot the Moon: The Making of ‘Hugo’ as Self · Documentary - 2012
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of ‘Hugo’ as Self · Documentary - 2012
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès as Self (archive footage) · Documentary
Asa Butterfield: Awards & Nominations
3 nominations across 2 award bodies, from 2012 to 2014. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Critics' Choice 2 nominations -
Saturn Awards 1 nomination
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19th Critics' Choice Awards- Asa Butterfield: Nominated Best Young Actor/Actress Ender's Game
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17th Critics' Choice Awards- Asa Butterfield: Nominated Best Young Actor/Actress Hugo
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38th Saturn Awards- Asa Butterfield: Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor Hugo
Who Is Asa Butterfield?
Asa Butterfield was born in Islington, London, England in 1997 and is 29 years old. Credited on films since 2006, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Born Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield on 1 April 1997, Asa Butterfield is known for his remarkable roles in the film and television industry. Since beginning his career as a young child, his talent was evident and saw him gaining recognition early on for his lead performance in the historical drama The Boy in Striped Pyjamas (2008). Prolific throughout the 2010s, he went on to headline several films such as the adventures Hugo (2011), the war science fiction Ender's Game (2013), X+Y (2014), and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Between 2019 and 2023, Butterfield was featured in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education.
Butterfield got his acting start at age seven at the Young Actors Theatre Islington, eventually securing minor roles in 2006 and 2007 dramas. In 2008, he not only had a guest role in a series, but also played the lead role in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas at just ten years old. Numerous roles followed, from Mordred in Merlin and Norman Green in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang to the titular character in Martin Scorsese's Hugo. His performance in the British drama X+Y saw him critically acclaimed and nominated for Best Actor in BIFA. In recent years, Butterfield switched focus to Netflix series Sex Education, which has been positively received, and he also enjoys making music and gaming competitively.
Who Asa Butterfield Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Asa Butterfield shares the most films with. Avan Jogia comes first, with 3 films together, followed by Chloë Grace Moretz (3).
Asa Butterfield: Questions & Answers
How many movies Asa Butterfield has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Asa Butterfield been in?
Asa Butterfield is credited on 30 films, from 2006 to 2026. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Asa Butterfield's highest-grossing movie?
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) is Asa Butterfield's biggest box office hit, with $296M worldwide, ahead of Ender's Game (2013) ($126M). Across every film with box office figures, Asa Butterfield's movies have made $502M.
Asa Butterfield's biggest hits What is the best Asa Butterfield movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Asa Butterfield's best-rated film is Our Hero, Balthazar (2026) with a score of 85, followed by Stitch Head (2025) (72).
Best Asa Butterfield movies, ranked Has Asa Butterfield won an Oscar?
Asa Butterfield has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Asa Butterfield has 0 wins from 3 nominations.
How old is Asa Butterfield?
Asa Butterfield is 29 years old, born on April 1, 1997 in Islington, London, England.
What is Asa Butterfield's newest movie?
The most recent film on Asa Butterfield's filmography is Our Hero, Balthazar (2026), in the role of Solomon.
Who does Asa Butterfield work with most often?
Asa Butterfield shares the most films with Avan Jogia (3 films), Chloë Grace Moretz (3 films) and Ben Kingsley (3 films).
The Best Asa Butterfield Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 30 credits.
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