# Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin (/faɪnz/; born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and film producer. He is most known for his starring roles in the After film series (since 2019) and for his portrayal of a young Tom Riddle in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

## Early life and work

Hero Fiennes Tiffin was born in London on 6 November 1997, and is 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 then landed the part of 9 year-old Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince out of thousands of young actors who auditioned for the role. Although at least one publication alleged that his family connections alone helped him get the part, director David Yates said he was cast due to his ability to find "the darker space" in his line readings, and that he did not get the role solely due to his relation to Ralph Fiennes, his uncle who plays Voldemort. However Yates did admit that the family resemblance was a "clincher". Yates described Fiennes Tiffin as "very focused and disciplined" and said he "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".

## Career

After Harry Potter, Fiennes Tiffin then landed British television roles in Private Peaceful (2012) and Safe (2018), as well as a short independent film called Possession with Intent to Supply (2016). In 2019, Fiennes Tiffin was cast in the lead role of Hardin Scott in the film After. The film's success lead to four sequels: After We Collided (2020), After We Fell (2021), After Ever Happy (2022), and After Everything (2023), in which Fiennes Tiffin reprised his role as Hardin Scott. The last three films were filmed simultaneously in Bulgaria in late 2020, 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 (2022), Santo Ferreira in the historical drama starring Viola Davis entitled The Woman King (2023), and Henry Hayes in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare in 2024.
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.
Fiennes Tiffin will star as a teenaged Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming Prime Video series Young Sherlock, directed by Guy Ritchie.

## Personal life

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

## 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 | |
| 2020 | After We Collided | Hardin Scott | |
| 2021 | After We Fell | Hardin Scott | Also producer |
| 2022 | After Ever Happy | Hardin Scott | Also producer |
| 2022 | The Woman King | Santo Ferreira | |
| 2022 | First Love | Jim Albright | |
| 2022 | The Loneliest Boy in the World | Mitch / Zombie | |
| 2023 | After Everything | Hardin Scott | Also producer |
| 2024 | The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Henry Hayes | |
| 2024 | Beyond After | Playing himself | Documentary |
| 2025 | Picture This | Charlie | |
| TBA | Above the Below | Rhodes | Post-production |
Audiobook and podcast roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | After | Hardin Scott | Chapter 98, "The Bet" |
| 2020 | Day by Day | Sam | Episode: "Big Nights In" |
| 2020 | Shoemaker of Dreams | Narrator | Chapter 13 |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Safe | Ioan Fuller | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | The Tunnel | Leo | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Cleaning Up | Jake | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | Soccer AM | Himself | 1 episode |
| TBA | Young Sherlock | Sherlock Holmes | Post Production |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Title | Result |
| 2019 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Drama Movie Actor | After | Won |
| 2019 | Ischia Global Film & Music Festival | Rising Star | Himself | Won |
| 2021 | Just Jared Awards | Favorite Young Actor of 2021 | After We Fell | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Just Jared Awards | Favorite Young Actor of 2022 | The Woman King | Won |
| 2025 | Saturn Awards | Best Action/Adventure Film | The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | nominated |