Line #23 Creator/KitHarington


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3	Christopher Catesby "Kit" Harington (born 26 December 1986) is an English actor who rose to fame playing the role of Jon Snow, one of the main characters in the series ''Series/GameOfThrones''. He starred as Albert Narracott in the original West End production of ''Theatre/WarHorse''. Harington also played the lead role of Milo in the 2014 film ''Film/{{Pompeii}}'' and 'Eret' in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.
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5	He also has a very interesting ancestry: first, there seems to be a link between him and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harington_(writer) John Harington]], [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethI Elizabethan]] courtier and the inventor of the flushing toilet. Furthermore, he has familial ties to opposing sides of the [[UsefulNotes/GuyFawkes Gunpowder Plot]]: he is a matrilineal descendant of the ring-leader Robert Catesby (whom he would portray in ''Series/{{Gunpowder}}''), and a patrilineal descendant of the Harington barons--one of whom would've been blown up had they succeeded.
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7	Like his wife Creator/RoseLeslie, he is also descended from UsefulNotes/CharlesII. This means he is also technically a relative of UsefulNotes/JamesTheFirst, the target. She gave birth to their son in February of 2021.
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9	!!Selected roles
10	* ''Literature/WarHorse'' (2008 – 2009) as Albert Naracott
11	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011 – 2019) as Jon Snow
12	* ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'' (2012) as Vincent Cooper
13	* ''Film/{{Pompeii}}'' (2014) as Milo
14	* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'' (2014) as Eret
15	* ''Film/TestamentOfYouth'' (2014) as Roland Leighton
16	* ''Film/{{Seventh Son\|2015}}'' (2015) as Billy Bradley
17	* ''Film/SevenDaysInHell'' (2015) as Charles Poole
18	* ''Theatre/DoctorFaustus'' (2016) as Faustus
19	* ''Film/{{Brimstone}}'' (2016) as Samuel
20	* ''VideoGame/CallofDutyInfiniteWarfare'' (2016) as Salen Kotch
21	* ''Series/{{Gunpowder}}'' (2017) as Robert Catesby
22	* ''Series/ModernLove'' (2021) as Michael
23	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2021 -- present ) as [[ComicBook/BlackKnightMarvelComics Dane Whitman / Black Knight]]
24	** ''Film/{{Eternals}}'' (2021)
25	* ''Series/{{Extrapolations}}'' (2023)
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28	!!Tropes associated with Kit Harington
29	* CastingGag: He played his own ancestor in ''Gunpowder''. He is also from a Northern aristocratic family, as Jon Snow is.
30	* DyeingForYourArt:
31	** He had to grow his hair and dye it black to play [[Series/GameOfThrones Jon Snow]].
32	** Underwent TrainingFromHell for his gladiator role in ''Film/{{Pompeii}}''.
33	* MrFanservice: His characters tend to be fan favorites among the female viewership. However, he dislikes doing fanservice roles since it means people will hire him for his looks and not for his acting skills.
34	* PeriodPiece: Several of the works he appeared in, namely; ''Literature/WarHorse'' and ''Film/TestamentOfYouth'' (UsefulNotes/WorldWarI), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (MedievalEuropeanFantasy), ''Film/{{Pompeii}}'' (AncientRome), ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'' (DarkAgeEurope), ''Film/{{Seventh Son\|2015}}'' (MedievalEuropeanFantasy), ''Theatre/DoctorFaustus'' (UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance), ''Film/{{Brimstone}}'' (TheWildWest) and ''Series/{{Gunpowder}}'' (TheCavalierYears), making him a DistaffCounterpart of sorts to Creator/KeiraKnightley. Interestingly, in [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyInfiniteWarfare the one work]] Kit appears in that is set in a BadFuture, he is PlayingAgainstType as the BigBad.
35	* PerpetualFrowner: Let's face it, Kit (and especially [[Series/GameOfThrones Jon Snow]]) always look very [[http://www.mtv.com/news/2110581/kit-harington-jon-snow-sad/ upset at something]]. Kit says it's just how his face 'rests' when he's not smiling.
36	* PrettyBoy: Undeniably.
37	* RomanceOnTheSet: He and his ''Series/GameOfThrones'' LoveInterest Creator/RoseLeslie were on and off a few times in real life. In September 2017, the pair announced their engagement. They married on June 23, 2018.
38	* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: A lot of celebrity news sites have noted how he and his onscreen kinsman Creator/RichardMadden have strong physical resemblance to each other, to the point that a common criticism of the first few episodes is that it's hard to tell which is which when they're in the same scene.
39	* StarMakingRole: As [[Series/GameOfThrones Jon Snow]].
40	* ThoseTwoActors: Has co-starred with Creator/CariceVanHouten in ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Film/TestamentOfYouth'', and ''Film/{{Brimstone}}''.
41	* {{Typecasting}}: Kit is almost always cast as either {{stoic}} badasses or pretty boy roles.
42	* WalkingSpoiler: He was one between Seasons 5 and 6 of ''Game Of Thrones''; having famously complained about his contractual long hair, the fact that he didn't cut it after Jon Snow's supposed death in season 5 made many people realize he was probably coming back.
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