Kit Harington

English actor

Photo by: Sachyn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:December 26, 1986

Age:39

Zodiac Sign:Capricorn

Height:1.73 m (5′8″)

Children:1

Born in:Acton, United Kingdom

Residence:Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Languages:English

Film Actor Stage Actor Television Actor Actor

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Spouse: Rose Leslie(since 2018)

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Photo by: Sachyn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Game of ThronesEternalsPompeiiThe Seventh SonSilent Hill: Revelation

Kit Harington

English actor

Biography

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 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). He developed, produced, and starred as Robert Catesby in the 2017 BBC drama series Gunpowder. He has also acted in the Amazon Prime Video romantic comedy anthology series Modern Love (2021), the Apple TV+ anthology series Extrapolations (2023), and the HBO/BBC One drama series Industry (2024–present), for which he has received critical acclaim. He has acted in films such as the historical action drama Pompeii (2014), the period drama Testament of Youth (2014), and the drama The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018). He portrayed Dane Whitman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), and voiced Eret in the How to Train Your Dragon animated film series (2014–2019).

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Kit Harrington at the Game of Thrones Season 8 World Premiere at Radio City Music Hall, April 3, 2019. Photo by Sachyn Mital.

Kit Harrington speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for Entertainment Weekly's "Brave New Warriors" panel, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Game of Thrones Cast: Kit Harington

Kit Harington speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for Entertainment Weekly's "Brave New Warriors" panel, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

Kit Harrington speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Christopher Catesby "Kit" Harington (born 26 December 1986) is an English actor who rose to fame playing the role of Jon Snow, one of the main characters in the series Game of Thrones. He starred as Albert Narracott in the original West End production of War Horse. Harington also played the lead role of Milo in the 2014 film Pompeii and 'Eret' in How to Train Your Dragon 2.