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Kit Harington

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Kit Harington

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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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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…

Known for

  • 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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Christopher
Named after
Christopher Marlowe
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Acton
Spouse
Rose Leslie
Occupation
television actor
Employer
Marvel Studios
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
British English
Field of work
television
Image
Kit harrington by sachyn mital (cropped 2).jpg
Height
1.73
Number of children
1
Residence
Ipswich
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Kit Harington
date of birth
1986-12-26
start of work period
2008-00-00
birth name
Christopher Catesby Harington
pseudonym
Kit Harington
writing language
British English
name in native language
Kit Harington
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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).

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