Harry Potter star is unrecognisable 12 years after Half-Blood Prince – but can you guess who it is?

HARRY Potter child star Hero Fiennes Tiffin is unrecognisable 12 years after appearing in the Half Blood Prince.

Hero, son of film director Martha Fiennes and nephew of actors Joseph and Ralph, starred in the sixth Harry Potter film at the tender age of 11.

Director David Yates cast him as Tom – who was destined to turn into Ralph’s evil Vordemort – because of the family resemblance to his uncle and a “wonderful haunted quality that seemed to bring Tom Riddle alive on screen.”

Now, 12 years on from the release of the film someone seems to have cast a transformation spell on Hero – and made him seriously hot.

The 24-year-old star has continued to act and has landed starring roles as Hardin Scott in the After film series in 2018.

Harry Potter fans will remember the actor as the baby-faced youngster, but over a decade later Hero looks very different and fans are going wild for his new look.

One fan gushed: “Hero Fiennes-Tiffin transformation from the young Tom Riddle to Hardin Scott has me choking.”

Another posted: “Hero Fiennes Tiffin…just wow.”

A third tweeted: “Is Hero seriously the young Voldermort – what a glow up!”

The actor, who is from Battersea in London, is now a model as well as an actor, and has been signed to top model agency Storm.

And it seems he’s quite keen on posing in his pants.

Fans may also recognise the handsome actor for modelling for clothing chain H&M back in 2017. He’s also modelled for other designer brands including Dolce & Gabbana, Dior and Superdry.

Three years after Harry Potter, Hero starred as the young Charlie in Private Peaceful, and he’s currently working on a new film, The Man In The Box, which is set in Nazi-occupied Austria during World War II.

In 2018, He was cast in the lead role of Hardin Scott in the film After, based on the New York Times best-selling book by Anna Todd.

He reprised his role in the sequel, After We Collided, which was released in 2020 and returned for the final sequels After We Fell and After Ever Happy.

His career has continued to rocket – he landed the leading role in romantic drama First Love in 2021 and announced that he would be starring in upcoming historical drama, The Woman King.