Hero Fiennes Tiffin Biography

Hero Fiennes Tiffin is an English actor and model most known for playing an 11-year-old version of Tom Riddle/Voldemort in 2009's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He comes from the eminent Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family, among whom is his uncle, Ralph Fiennes, who portrayed the adult version of Voldemort in the Harry Potter film franchise.  

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Hero Fiennes Tiffin was born Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes-Tiffin on November 6, 1997, the middle child of three, to cinematographer George Tiffin and writer-director-producer Martha Fiennes. 

He attended various schools including Raey Primary School in Lambeth, South London, Emanuel School in Battersea, South West London, and Graveney School in Tooting, South London. 

Member of the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Family

Hero, his older brother Titan, and his younger sister Mercy are descendants of the eminent Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family. 

Left to right: Ralph Fiennes, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, and Joseph Fiennes SOURCE: People

His uncles are Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes -- both of whom are actors and/or filmmakers. The former of the two has played many iconic characters on-screen including the Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler's List, Count Almásy in The English Patient, and Voldemort in the Harry Potter film franchise (the younger version of whom is played by Hero Tiffin in 2009's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince).     

Career and Net Worth

Hero Fiennes Tiffin made his on-screen debut in 2008 in the British black comedy film Bigga Than Ben starring Ben Barnes. His career took off when he beat thousands of hopefuls to land the role of an eleven-year-old Tom Riddle (who would grow up to become the villain Voldemort) in the 2009 film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The adult version of Voldemort across the Harry Potter film franchise is played by his real-life uncle Ralph Fiennes.     

Hero Fiennes Tiffin as a young Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince SOURCE: Pinterest

He went on to play a younger version of the titular character, Charlie Peaceful, in the 2012 British war drama film Private Peaceful, starring Jack O'Connell as the adult version of Charlie Peaceful.   

On television, Tiffin went on to play Ioan Fuller in the British Netflix drama miniseries Safe and Jake in the ITV drama series Cleaning Up.  

In 2019, Tiffin landed his first lead role in a feature film as Hardin Scott opposite Josephine Langford in the romantic-drama film After. The following year, he played Brooks Gustafson in the action-thriller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, The Silencing.

Tiffin reprised his role of Hardin Scott in the After sequel After We Collided and is set for at least two more sequels, namely After We Fell and After Ever Happy.              

According to some reports, Hero Fiennes Tiffin is believed to have a net worth of around $500 thousand.