Hero Fiennes - Tiffin - wikipedia Hero Fiennes - Tiffin Hero Fiennes - Tiffin Hero Beauregard Fiennes - Tiffin ( 1997 - 11 - 06 ) 6 November 1997 ( age 20 ) London, England, UK Occupation Actor Years active 2008 -- present Parent ( s ) George Tiffin Martha Fiennes Relatives Mark Fiennes ( grandfather ) Jennifer Lash ( grandmother ) Ralph Fiennes ( uncle ) Magnus Fiennes ( uncle ) Sophie Fiennes ( aunt ) Joseph Fiennes ( uncle ) Hero Beauregard Fiennes - Tiffin ( born 6 November 1997 ) is an English actor best known for his role as the 11 - year - old Tom Riddle, the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort ( played in the films by his uncle, Ralph Fiennes ), in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the sixth installment of the Harry Potter films. He also played the role of `` younger Charlie '' in the war based film Private Peaceful. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early Life Fiennes - Tiffin was born on 6 November 1997 in London, to film directors George Tiffin and Martha Fiennes, and educated at Emanuel School. Career Fiennes - Tiffin made his first film appearance as Spartak in the 2008 drama, Bigga Than Ben. Fiennes - Tiffin earned the part of young Voldemort even though thousands of young actors auditioned for the role ; at least one publication, however, has alleged his family relation alone landed him the part. David Yates, director of Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince, said Fiennes - Tiffin was cast as Tom Riddle due to his ability to find `` the darker space '' in his line readings. Yates said he did not get the role due to his relation to Ralph Fiennes, who was his maternal uncle, but admitted the family resemblance was `` a clincher ''. Yates described the actor as `` very focused and disciplined '' and said he `` got the corners and dark moods and odd spirit of the character '' and had a `` wonderful haunted quality that seemed to bring Tom Riddle alive on - screen for us. '' Filmography Year Film Role 2007 Bigga Than Ben Spartak 2009 Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince Tom Riddle ( aged 11 ) 2012 Private Peaceful Young Charlie 2017 ERDEM X H&M The Secret Life of Flowers short film Adam References Jump up ^ `` Casting Is Complete on ' Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince. ' '' Distributed by PR Newswire on behalf of Warner Bros. Pictures, 16 November 2007. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 19. Jump up ^ `` A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe ''. The Peerage. Retrieved August 28, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Alberge, Dalya. `` Voldemort 's nephew has the villainous blood for film role. '' The Times, 17 November 2007. Retrieved on 2008 - 08 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Jennifer Lopez Elected ' Governess ' ''. New York. 29 July 2008. Retrieved on 2008 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ Jensen, Jeff. `` There Will Be ' Half - Blood. ' ''. Entertainment Weekly, Iss. # 1007 / 1008, 22 / 29 August 2008. pg. 39. Retrieved on 2008 - 08 - 19. ^ Jump up to : Puig, Claudia. `` ' Potter ' trailer unveils a young Voldemort. '' USA Today, Life section, 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 19. External links Hero Fiennes - Tiffin on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hero_Fiennes-Tiffin&oldid=807020271 '' Categories : 1997 births Living people English male child actors English male film actors Fiennes family Male actors from London 21st - century English male actors Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2013 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français Galego 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands Русский Slovenščina Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2017, at 12 : 18. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays young tom riddle in half blood prince
Answer: Hero Beauregard Fiennes-Tiffin