Hero Fiennes Tiffin Is a Direct Descendent of British Nobility, More Facts About ‘Young Sherlock’ Star

Coming from a filmmaking family, it’s no surprise that Young Sherlock’s Hero Fiennes Tiffin has pursued a career as an actor. Tiffin, 28, plays the legendary literary detective Sherlock Holmes as a scrappy 19-year-old investigator in the new Amazon Prime series and called the opportunity to portray the complex character “an honor and a privilege,” in an interview with Collider.

Here are 10 things you don’t know about the London native.

1. He’s son of film director Martha Fiennes and cinematographer George Tiffin — and nephew of actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes.

2. He’s the middle child of three — and has an older brother, Titan Nathaniel, born in 1995 and a younger sister, Mercy Jini Willow, born in 2001.

3. As part of the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family, he’s a direct descendant of British nobility.

4. One of his earliest roles was in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince as 11-year-old Tom Riddle — later known as Lord Voldemort, who’s played as an adult by his uncle Ralph.

5. The towering talent stands 6-foot-3.

6. He has a tattoo of a World War II Spitfire plane.

7. When it comes to friendships, he most values “loyalty,” he told Tings magazine.

8. He likes the smell of freshly cut grass — and the scent of London when it rains.

9. Some of his aspirations include film directing and jewelry design.

10. The soccer fan is a longtime supporter of West Ham United F.C.