Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin (; born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and film producer. First gaining recognition as the young Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , he is most known for his starring roles as Hardin Scott in the After film series (2019–2023), and Sherlock Holmes in the Amazon Prime Video series Young Sherlock (2026–present).

Early life and work Hero Fiennes Tiffin was born in London on 6 November 1997, the son of film director Martha Fiennes and cinematographer George Tiffin. He has two siblings. He does not hyphenate his name because his parents were never married. He was educated at Reay Primary School in Lambeth, Emanuel School in Battersea, and Graveney School in Tooting.

He is a member of the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family; his great-grandfather was Maurice Fiennes, and his maternal uncles are actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes. His maternal grandparents were photographer Mark Fiennes and novelist Jennifer Lash. Prior to his acting career, Fiennes Tiffin worked as a landscaper and caterer.

Fiennes Tiffin made his first film appearance as Spartak in the 2008 drama film Bigga than Ben. He was subsequently cast as 11 year-old Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, out of thousands of young actors who auditioned for the role. Yates described Fiennes Tiffin as "very focussed and disciplined". He said Fiennes Tiffin "got the corners and dark moods and odd spirit of the character", as well as having a "wonderful haunted quality that seemed to bring Tom Riddle alive on-screen for us". due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fiennes Tiffin also played Brooks Gustafson in the action-thriller film The Silencing (2020), Jim Albright in the romantic drama First Love (2023), and Henry Hayes in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare in 2024. In 2026 he starred alongside his uncle Joseph Fiennes as a teenaged Sherlock Holmes in the Prime Video series Young Sherlock, directed by Guy Ritchie.

In addition to acting, Fiennes Tiffin has modelled for Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, H&M, Hugo Boss, Fendi, Oliver Peoples, Superdry, Ferragamo, and David Yurman.

His upcoming projects include The Climb, a film based on the 2013 Greenpeace protest where activists illegally scaled The Shard in London in protest against Arctic oil drilling, Mr. Smith, a thriller in which Fiennes Tiffin's character returns to an Irish port to solve his brother's sadistic murder (written and directed by Declan O'Dwyer), Above the Below, a thriller where Fiennes Tiffin plays an idealistic astronaut on a mission of survival following a botched re-entry to earth (starring opposite Idris Elba who plays the mission's commander), Picture This, and Making Noise.

Personal life Fiennes Tiffin is a football fan and supports West Ham United F.C.

Fiennes Tiffin with West Ham United ended the Club's The Soccer Tournament (TST) campaign on a high with victory over Culture by Mo Ali FC in 2023. Hero, with other celebrities, played golf in a Charity Pro-Am at the BMW PGA Championship in September 2025.

Fiennes Tiffin has played football in the Sellebrity Soccer Charity Match several times: May 2024, April 2025, and October 2025.

Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2008 Bigga than Ben Spartak Credited as Hero Fiennes-Tiffin 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 11-year-old Tom Riddle 2012 Private Peaceful Young Charlie Credited as Hero Fiennes-Tiffin 2019 After Hardin Scott 2020 The Silencing Brooks Gustafson After We Collided Hardin Scott 2021 After We FellAlso producer 2022 After Ever Happy The Woman King Santo Ferreira The Loneliest Boy in the World Mitch / Zombie 2023 After Everything Hardin ScottAlso producer 2024 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Henry Hayes Beyond After Playing himself Documentary 2025 Picture This Charlie 2026 Above the Below Rhodes Post-production

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