Kit Harington
Born: 1986-12-26 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Dreadful as Jago
- Eternal Return as Virgil
2025
- The Family Plan 2 as Finn Clarke
- Too Much as Jessica's Father
- World of Westeros Ambient Video as Jon Snow
- Psychopomp ... (Director)
2024
- The Beast Within as Noah
- Blood for Dust as Ricky
- THE FAKE JON SNOW as Jon Snow (fake)
2023
- Extrapolations as Nicholas Bilton
- Baby Ruby as Spencer
- A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249 as Abercrombie Smith
- Make My Money Matter Couples Therapy
2022
- Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals as Self - Dane Whitman
- National Theatre Live: Henry V as Henry
2021
- Eternals as Dane Whitman
- Friends: The Reunion as Self
- The Game of Thrones Reunion Hosted by Conan O'Brien as Self
2020
- Industry as Henry Muck
2019
- Modern Love as Michael
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World as Eret (voice)
- Criminal: UK as Alex
- Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- My Grandparents' War as Self
- The Death & Life of John F. Donovan as John F. Donovan
2018
- Zog as Sir Gadabout (voice)
2017
- Gunpowder as Robert Catesby
2016
- Brimstone as Samuel
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Testament of Youth as Roland Leighton
- Spooks: The Greater Good as Will Holloway
- Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Jon Snow
- 7 Days in Hell as Charles Poole
- Juego de Tronos: Especial Reino Español as self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 as Eret (voice)
- Seventh Son as William "Billy" Bradley
- Pompeii as Milo
2013
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self - Guest
2012
- Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Vincent Carter
2011
- Game of Thrones as Jon Snow
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1971
- A Ghost Story for Christmas as Abercrombie Smith