Kit Harington
Acting

Kit Harington

December 26, 1986 (39 years old) Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK

Also known as: Christopher Catesby Harington, Christopher Catesby "Kit" Harington

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).

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Known For

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

2011 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Family Plan 2

The Family Plan 2

2025 • Movie

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • TV

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

2012 • Movie

Movie Credits (28)

Acting

2025

The Family Plan 2

as Finn Clarke

2012

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

as Vincent Carter

2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2

as Eret (voice)

2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

as Eret (voice)

2021

Eternals

as Dane Whitman

2024

The Beast Within

as Noah

2024

Blood for Dust

as Ricky

2015

Spooks: The Greater Good

as Will Holloway

2026

The Dreadful

as Jago

2014

Seventh Son

as William "Billy" Bradley

2025

Eternal Return

as Virgil

2021

Friends: The Reunion

as Self

2014

Pompeii

as Milo

2019

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

as Self

2016

Brimstone

as Samuel

2015

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Jon Snow

2015

7 Days in Hell

as Charles Poole

2019

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

as John F. Donovan

2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

as Self - Dane Whitman

2024

THE FAKE JON SNOW

as Jon Snow (fake)

Crew

2025

Psychopomp

Director

TV Credits (19)

Acting

2011

Game of Thrones

as Jon Snow

73 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

2020

Industry

as Henry Muck

16 episodes

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2013

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2022

Welcome to Wrexham

as Self

1 episodes

2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self

1 episodes

2019

Modern Love

as Michael

1 episodes

2023

Extrapolations

as Nicholas Bilton

4 episodes

2025

Too Much

as Jessica's Father

3 episodes

2019

Criminal: UK

as Alex

1 episodes

1971

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Abercrombie Smith

1 episodes

2017

Gunpowder

as Robert Catesby

3 episodes

2005

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Abercrombie Smith

1 episodes

A Tale of Two Cities

as Sydney Carton

4 episodes

2019

My Grandparents' War

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

A Tale of Two Cities

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 26, 1986 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
Popularity
2.9

Career Stats

28
Movies
19
TV Shows