Kit Harington

Biography

Christopher Catesby Harington is an English actor. He studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and made his professional acting debut with the lead role of Albert Narracott in the West End play War Horse in 2009. In 2011, his breakthrough role as Jon Snow in the HBO epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) garnered him international recognition and several awards, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Harington developed, produced and starred in the 2017 BBC drama series Gunpowder, based around the leading role of his ancestor Robert Catesby in the Gunpowder plot. His film roles include the historical romance film Pompeii (2014), the British period drama Testament of Youth (2014), and Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021). He also voiced Eret in the second and third films of the How to Train Your Dragon film series (2014–19).