Harington at the season eight premiere of Game of Thrones in 2019
Born
Christopher Catesby Harington
(1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 37)
London, England
Alma mater
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2008–present
Spouse
Rose Leslie
(m. 2018)
Children
2
Relatives
John Harington (ancestor)[1]
Robert Catesby (ancestor)
Christopher Catesby Harington[2] (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 nominations for a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Harington made his professional acting debut in 2009 with the lead role of Albert Narracott in the West End play War Horse. He developed, produced, and starred as Robert Catesby in the 2017 BBC drama series Gunpowder.[3] His film roles include the historical romance film Pompeii (2014), the period drama Testament of Youth (2014), the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), and a voice role in the second and third films of the How to Train Your Dragon film series (2014–2019).
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Christopher Catesby Harington (born 26 December 1986), known professionally as KitHarington, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Jon...
feel very much at peace in Scotland." In 2011, Leslie began dating KitHarington, who played her love interest, Jon Snow, in Game of Thrones. They married...
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elder son John "Jack" Catesby Harington (born 1984). Sir David Harington is also the father of the actor KitHarington. John Tapin writes that in most...
cast as the younger generation of characters, such as Emilia Clarke, KitHarington, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams. Critics praised the show's production...
directed by Bess Wohl, in her directorial debut. It stars Noémie Merlant, KitHarington, and Meredith Hagner. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto...
Spirit Award. In 2024, Washington was cast alongside Fisayo Akinade and KitHarington in the West End production of Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris. "Olivia...
video game of the same name. She also made a cameo appearance during KitHarington's monologue on Saturday Night Live in April 2019. She said in a November...
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desert test tracks, such as its Q50 sports sedan and Q60 sports coupe. KitHarington was featured in an Infiniti Q60 short film titled Tyger. According to...
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of that." In an interview published as the final season premiered, KitHarington said he felt "defiant" about the series at the time, adding that "whatever...
Rickon (Art Parkinson). Ned also has an illegitimate son, Jon Snow (KitHarington), who, along with his scholarly friend, Samwell Tarly (John Bradley)...
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