Kit Harington

Biography

Kit Harington, born Christopher Catesby Harington on December 26, 1986, is a renowned English actor celebrated primarily for his portrayal of Jon Snow in HBO's acclaimed fantasy series, Game of Thrones, which aired from 2011 to 2019. His performance in the series earned him a Golden Globe nomination, alongside two nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and Critics' Choice Television Awards.

A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Harington made his stage debut in 2009, taking on the lead role of Albert Narracott in the West End production of War Horse. Since then, he has returned to the West End multiple times, appearing in notable plays such as The Children's Monologues (2015), The Vote (2015), Doctor Faustus (2016), and True West (2018–2019). In 2022, he played the title character in a revival of Shakespeare's Henry V and starred in the London staging of Jeremy O. Harris's Slave Play in 2024.

Harington also produced and starred in the BBC drama Gunpowder (2017), where he portrayed Robert Catesby. His other television credits include the romantic anthology series Modern Love on Amazon Prime Video (2021), the Apple TV+ anthology Extrapolations (2023), and the HBO/BBC One drama Industry (2024). His film work includes roles in Pompeii (2014), Testament of Youth (2014), and The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018). Additionally, he appeared as Dane Whitman in the Marvel film Eternals (2021) and voiced Eret, a dragon hunter, in How to Train Your Dragon's sequels (2014-2019).