Kit Harington
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1986 (age 39)
- Birthplace
- Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
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). 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 and Life of John F. Donovan (2018). He portrayed Dane Whitman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021). He voiced Eret, a dragon hunter in the second and third films of the How to Train Your Dragon film series (2014–2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kit Harington, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Chariot
Movie
The Original Julian Reed
Movie
Count My Lies
TV · as Jay Lockhart · 1 ep
Army of Shadows
TV · 6 eps
Eternal Return
Movie · as Virgil
The Dreadful
Movie · as Jago
A Tale of Two Cities
TV · as Sydney Carton · 4 eps
The Family Plan 2
Movie · as Finn Clarke
Too Much
TV · as Jessica's Father · 3 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blood for Dust
Movie · as Ricky
The Beast Within
Movie · as Noah
THE FAKE JON SNOW
Movie · as Jon Snow (fake)
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
Movie · as Abercrombie Smith
Baby Ruby
Movie · as Spencer
Make My Money Matter Couples Therapy
Movie
Extrapolations
TV · as Nicholas Bilton · 4 eps
National Theatre Live: Henry V
Movie · as Henry
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Movie · as Self - Dane Whitman
Welcome to Wrexham
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Eternals
Movie · as Dane Whitman
Friends: The Reunion
Movie · as Self
The Game of Thrones Reunion Hosted by Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Industry
TV · as Henry Muck · 15 eps
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Movie · as John F. Donovan
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Movie · as Eret (voice)
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Movie · as Self
Modern Love
TV · as Michael · 1 ep
My Grandparents' War
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Criminal: UK
TV · as Alex · 1 ep
Zog
Movie · as Sir Gadabout (voice)
Gunpowder
TV · as Robert Catesby · 3 eps
Brimstone
Movie · as Samuel
Testament of Youth
Movie · as Roland Leighton
7 Days in Hell
Movie · as Charles Poole
Spooks: The Greater Good
Movie · as Will Holloway
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Movie · as Jon Snow
Game of Thrones: Spanish Kingdom Special
Movie · as Self
Game of Thrones: The Musical
Movie · as Jon Snow
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Movie · as Eret (voice)
Pompeii
Movie · as Milo
Seventh Son
Movie · as William "Billy" Bradley
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Movie · as Vincent Carter
Game of Thrones
TV · as Jon Snow · 73 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
A Ghost Story for Christmas
TV · as Abercrombie Smith · 1 ep