# Hero Fiennes Tiffin
**Hero Fiennes Tiffin** (full name Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin) is an English actor and producer born in 1997 in London, known for playing the 11-year-old Tom Riddle in *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (2009), Hardin Scott in the *After* film series (2019–2023), and the title role in the Prime Video series *Young Sherlock* (2026)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/hero-fiennes-tiffin/). He is a member of the Fiennes acting family: his mother is the director [Martha Fiennes](https://www.edgepedia.org/martha-fiennes), and [Ralph Fiennes](https://www.edgepedia.org/ralph-fiennes) and [Joseph Fiennes](https://www.edgepedia.org/joseph-fiennes) are his uncles[3](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-02-23/la-talentosa-vida-de-los-siete-hermanos-fiennes-de-ralph-candidato-al-oscar-a-mejor-actor-a-magnus-director-musical-de-shakira.html) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/hero-fiennes-tiffin/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997, London, England, UK[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/hero_fiennes_tiffin) |
| Breakout role | Hardin Scott in *After* (2019) and its sequels through *After Everything* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/) |
| Early role | Tom Riddle, aged 11, in *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (2009)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/) |
| Current lead | Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's *Young Sherlock* (Prime Video, 2026); Season 2 in production[5](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hero-fiennes-tiffin-young-sherlock-interview) • [6](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/guy-ritchie-sherlock-holmes-young-sherlock-prime-video) |
| Award | Teen Choice Award, Choice Drama Movie Actor, for *After* (2019)[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/awards/) |
| Box office | Combined worldwide gross of his films about $297 million; the top earner is *The Woman King* (2022) at $97.6 million[8](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/hero-fiennes-tiffin) |
## Family background
Hero is one of three children of Martha Fiennes, a director, screenwriter, and producer, and the photographer George Tiffin; his siblings are Titan and Mercy[3](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-02-23/la-talentosa-vida-de-los-siete-hermanos-fiennes-de-ralph-candidato-al-oscar-a-mejor-actor-a-magnus-director-musical-de-shakira.html). Through his mother he belongs to the large Fiennes family of actors and artists, which includes his uncles Ralph Fiennes, the Oscar-nominated actor known for *Schindler's List* and for playing [Lord Voldemort](https://www.edgepedia.org/lord-voldemort) in the [Harry Potter](https://www.edgepedia.org/harry-potter) films, and Joseph Fiennes, star of *Shakespeare in Love* and *The Handmaid's Tale*[3](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-02-23/la-talentosa-vida-de-los-siete-hermanos-fiennes-de-ralph-candidato-al-oscar-a-mejor-actor-a-magnus-director-musical-de-shakira.html). He attended Emanuel School in [Battersea](https://www.edgepedia.org/battersea), London[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/).
## Early roles
His screen debut came in the independent drama *Bigga Than Ben* (2008), in which he played Spartak[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/). In 2007 he was cast as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the future Lord Voldemort, in *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*; according to a French-language profile, his resemblance to his uncle Ralph, who played the adult Voldemort, and his darker side attracted the production[9](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D212866.html). The film earned more than $935 million worldwide[9](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D212866.html). He followed it with the role of young Charlie in *Private Peaceful* (2012) and television parts in *Safe* (2018) and *Cleaning Up* (2019)[10](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-212866/filmographie/). Before his acting career took off, he also worked as a model for [Dolce & Gabbana](https://www.edgepedia.org/dolce-and-gabbana) and Montblanc[9](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D212866.html).
## The After series
**Breakout.** Fiennes Tiffin played Hardin Scott, the male lead, in *After* (2019), the film adaptation of [Anna Todd](https://www.edgepedia.org/anna-todd)'s young-adult novels, opposite [Josephine Langford](https://www.edgepedia.org/josephine-langford)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/) • [11](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/after-2019). The first film debuted at number one in Italy, Germany, Portugal, Greece, Poland, and elsewhere in Europe[12](https://www.praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/after-truth/regional/de/after-truth-presseheft-englisch/). He reprised the role in four sequels: *After We Collided* (2020), *After We Fell* (2021), *After Ever Happy* (2022), and *After Everything* (2023), and served as a producer on *After We Fell* and *After Ever Happy*[10](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-212866/filmographie/). The series made him a prominent figure among young audiences; a HERO magazine cover story described his Hardin Scott as earning him a place as a generational heartthrob[13](https://hero-magazine.com/article/221469/hero-28-cover-story-ft-hero-fiennes-tiffin-whats-after-after).
Critical reception of the films was poor. *After* received 18% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, and *After Ever Happy* 0%, the lowest rating of his filmography[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/hero_fiennes_tiffin). The Los Angeles Times criticized his "dull, sullen performance" in the first film[14](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-after-review-20190412-story.html). At the same time, the franchise performed commercially: *After* grossed about $69 million and *After We Collided* about $48 million worldwide[8](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/hero-fiennes-tiffin), and he won the 2019 Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama Movie Actor[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/awards/).
## Other film work
Between and after the *After* sequels, he took supporting and leading parts in other genres. He played Brooks in the thriller *The Silencing* (2020) opposite [Nikolaj Coster-Waldau](https://www.edgepedia.org/nikolaj-coster-waldau)[15](https://www.gq.com/story/the-silencing-nikolaj-coster-waldau-hero-fiennes-tiffin), Santo Ferreira in the historical drama *The Woman King* (2022), which is his highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes at 94%[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/hero_fiennes_tiffin), Henry Hayes in [Guy Ritchie](https://www.edgepedia.org/guy-ritchie)'s *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/), and Charlie in the romantic comedy *Picture This* (2025) opposite [Simone Ashley](https://www.edgepedia.org/simone-ashley)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/). Including *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Fiennes Tiffin's films have a combined worldwide gross of more than $1 billion[8](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/hero-fiennes-tiffin) • [17](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Harry-Potter-and-the-Half-Blood-Prince-(2009)).
## Young Sherlock
In 2026 Fiennes Tiffin took his first long-form television lead, playing a 19-year-old [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.edgepedia.org/sherlock-holmes) in *Young Sherlock*, Prime Video's origin story directed and executive produced by Guy Ritchie and showrunner Matthew Parkhill[5](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hero-fiennes-tiffin-young-sherlock-interview). The series adapts Andrew Lane's *Young Sherlock Holmes* books and follows Sherlock as a student at Oxford, years before he meets Watson, alongside his brother Mycroft ([Max Irons](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-irons)) and the future enemy James Moriarty ([Dónal Finn](https://www.edgepedia.org/donal-finn)); the cast also includes Joseph Fiennes as Sherlock's father Silas, Colin Firth, Natascha McElhone, and Zine Tseng[5](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hero-fiennes-tiffin-young-sherlock-interview). The first episode premiered on March 4, 2026, in more than 240 countries and territories[5](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hero-fiennes-tiffin-young-sherlock-interview) • [16](https://www.aboutamazon.com.br/noticias/entretenimento/jovem-sherlock-prime-video-anuncia-data-de-estreia-e-teaser).
The role marked a change of scale for him. In a Teen Vogue interview on set in Seville, Spain, he described the seven-month shoot as his first experience of a proper long-running show, and said that as a lifelong Sherlock fan he accepted the offer before the character's name was finished being said[5](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hero-fiennes-tiffin-young-sherlock-interview). Working with his uncle Joseph Fiennes, he said, brought back early-career nerves about impressing an actor he had looked up to[5](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hero-fiennes-tiffin-young-sherlock-interview).
The series performed well enough for a quick renewal. Through its first 28 days of release, *Young Sherlock* reached 45 million viewers and ranked among the top 10 Prime Original seasons of all time, and a second season, with new cast members Olivia Williams, Indira Varma, Sophie Skelton, and Aidan Gillen, entered production with Ritchie returning to direct the first episode[6](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/guy-ritchie-sherlock-holmes-young-sherlock-prime-video).
## References
1. [Hero Fiennes Tiffin, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/)
2. [Hero Fiennes Tiffin, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/hero-fiennes-tiffin/)
3. [La talentosa vida de los siete hermanos Fiennes, El País](https://elpais.com/gente/2025-02-23/la-talentosa-vida-de-los-siete-hermanos-fiennes-de-ralph-candidato-al-oscar-a-mejor-actor-a-magnus-director-musical-de-shakira.html)
4. [Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/hero_fiennes_tiffin)
5. [Hero Fiennes Tiffin Talks Young Sherlock and How He's Grown as an Actor Since Harry Potter, Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hero-fiennes-tiffin-young-sherlock-interview)
6. [Young Sherlock Season 2 is coming to Prime Video, About Amazon](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/guy-ritchie-sherlock-holmes-young-sherlock-prime-video)
7. [Hero Fiennes Tiffin Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842005/awards/)
8. [Hero Fiennes Tiffin Movies on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/hero-fiennes-tiffin)
9. [Hero Fiennes Tiffin, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D212866.html)
10. [Hero Fiennes Tiffin filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-212866/filmographie/)
11. [After movie review, RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/after-2019)
12. [After We Collided production notes, Praesens](https://www.praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/after-truth/regional/de/after-truth-presseheft-englisch/)
13. [HERO 28 cover story ft Hero Fiennes Tiffin, HERO Magazine](https://hero-magazine.com/article/221469/hero-28-cover-story-ft-hero-fiennes-tiffin-whats-after-after)
14. [Review: After, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-after-review-20190412-story.html)
15. [Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Hero Fiennes Tiffin on The Silencing, GQ](https://www.gq.com/story/the-silencing-nikolaj-coster-waldau-hero-fiennes-tiffin)
16. [Jovem Sherlock: Prime Video anuncia data de estreia, About Amazon Brasil](https://www.aboutamazon.com.br/noticias/entretenimento/jovem-sherlock-prime-video-anuncia-data-de-estreia-e-teaser)
17. [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) - Box Office and Financial Information](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Harry-Potter-and-the-Half-Blood-Prince-(2009))
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