Hero Fiennes Tiffin

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 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. 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 played Lord Voldemort. However, Yates did admit that the family resemblance was a "clincher". Yates described Fiennes Tiffin as "very focussed 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

Following Harry Potter, Fiennes Tiffin appeared in 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.

Hero 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. West Ham United's TST squad is led by player-coach Anton Ferdinand and actor and Irons superfan Hero Fiennes Tiffin. 7v7 world championship were in the United States in June 2025. Hero with another Celebrities played golf at Charity Pro-Am BMW PGA championship, September 2025. On 19 October 2025 Fiennes Tiffin played football in Sellebrity Soccer Charity Match.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

References

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