Kit Harington

Also known as Christopher "Kit" Harington, Christopher Harington, Christopher C. Harington

British actor

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Kit Harington is a British actor best known for playing Jon Snow in the HBO series Game of Thrones. His role in the hugely popular fantasy show made him an internationally recognized celebrity and launched a successful acting career in film and television.

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Acting · Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK

Christopher Catesby Harington (born 26 December 1986), known professionally as Kit Harington, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Jon Snow in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination and two nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and Critics' Choice Television Awards. A graduate of the Royal Central School of…

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Eternal Return — Virgil2026
The Dreadful — Jago2026
The Family Plan 2 — Finn Clarke2025
World of Westeros Ambient Video — Jon Snow2025
Too Much — Jessica's Father2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors — Self2025
Blood for Dust — Ricky2024
The Beast Within — Noah2024
THE FAKE JON SNOW — Jon Snow (fake)2024
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249 — Abercrombie Smith2023

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A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Harington made his professional acting debut in 2009 with the lead role of Albert Narracott in the West End play War Horse. He has since returned to the West End taking roles in productions of The Children's Monologues (2015), The Vote (2015), Doctor Faustus (2016), and True West (2018–2019). He portrayed the titular role in the revival of William Shakespeare's Henry V (2022). He starred in the London transfer of the Jeremy O. Harris play Slave Play (2024).