"Kit Harington"

Christopher 'Kit' Harington (born 26 December 1986) is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the role of Jon Snow, one of the main protagonists in the series Game of Thrones. He starred as Albert in the original West End production of War Horse.

Christopher Harington was born in London, England, and lived there until he was eleven. He is the son of Deborah Jane Catesby and of David Richard Harington. Christopher is a descendant of William the Conqueror the first Norman King of England, Hugues Capet the first King of the Franks and Charlemagne the first Holy Roman Emperor. He is the descendant by his paternal great-grandmother Lavender Cecilia Denny. His uncle was Sir Nicholas John Harington the 14th Baronet Harington. His paternal great-grandfather was Sir Richard Harington, the 12th Baronet Harington. Through his father, Harington descends from politician Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, bacon merchant T. A. Denny, clergyman Baptist Wriothesley Noel, merchant and politician Peter Baillie, peer William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth, and MP Sir William Molesworth, 6th Baronet.

Christopher Harington attended Southfield Primary School from 1992 to 1998. He then went on to attend Chantry High School from 1998 to 2003. He attended Worcester Sixth Form College, where he studied Drama and Theatre Studies, between 2003 and 2005. He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2008.

Television

    Game of Thrones (2011–present) as Jon Snow, 22 episodes

Film

    Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012) as Vincent
    The Seventh Son (2013) as Billy Bradley
    Greenland Time (2014) TBA
    Pompeii (2014) as Milo
    How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) as the villain

Theatre

    War Horse (2008–2009) as Albert Narracott at the Olivier Theatre and New London Theatre
    Posh (2010) as Ed Montgomery at the Royal Court Theatre

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