![]() ![]() Jon's true parentage is kept secret from everyone, including Jon himself, in order to protect him from those that sought the complete annihilation of House Targaryen. From infancy, Jon is presented as the bastard son of Lord Eddard Stark, Lyanna's brother, and raised alongside Eddard's lawful children at Winterfell. Jon Snow, born Aegon Targaryen, is the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen, the late Prince of Dragonstone. Walking Spoiler: 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." You've got the North in you.Typecasting: Kit is almost always cast as either stoic badasses or pretty boy roles.Those Two Actors: Has co-starred with Carice Van Houten in Game of Thrones, Testament of Youth, and Brimstone.Separated-at-Birth Casting: A lot of celebrity news sites have noted how he and his onscreen kinsman Richard Madden 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.In September 2017, the pair announced their engagement. Romance on the Set: He and his Game of Thrones Love Interest Rose Leslie were on and off a few times in real life.Kit says it's just how his face 'rests' when he's not smiling. Perpetual Frowner: Let's face it, Kit (and especially Jon Snow) always look very upset at something.Interestingly, in the one work Kit appears in that is set in a Bad Future, he is Playing Against Type as the Big Bad. Period Piece: Several of the works he appeared in, namely War Horse and Testament of Youth ( World War I), Game of Thrones ( Medieval European Fantasy), Pompeii ( Ancient Rome), How to Train Your Dragon 2 ( Dark Age Europe), Seventh Son ( Medieval European Fantasy), Doctor Faustus ( The Renaissance), Brimstone ( The Wild West) and Gunpowder ( The Cavalier Years), making him a Distaff Counterpart of sorts to Keira Knightley.However, he dislikes doing fanservice roles since it means people will hire him for his looks and not for his acting skills. ![]() Fanservice: His characters tend to be fan favorites among the female viewership. Underwent Training from Hell for his gladiator role in Pompeii.He had to grow his hair and dye it black to play Jon Snow.He is also from a Northern aristocratic family, as Jon Snow is. Casting Gag: He played his own ancestor in Gunpowder.Marvel Cinematic Universe (2021 - present ) as Dane Whitman / Black Knight.Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016) as Salen Kotch.Testament of Youth (2014) as Roland Leighton.How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) as Eret.Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012) as Vincent Cooper.Game of Thrones (2011 – 2019) as Jon Snow.War Horse (2008 – 2009) as Albert Naracott.She gave birth to their son in February of 2021. This means he is also technically a relative of James the First, the target. Like his wife Rose Leslie, he is also descended from Charles II. Furthermore, he has familial ties to opposing sides of the Gunpowder Plot: he is a matrilineal descendant of the ring-leader Robert Catesby (whom he would portray in Gunpowder), and a patrilineal descendant of the Harington barons-one of whom would've been blown up had they succeeded. He also has a very interesting ancestry: first, there seems to be a link between him and John Harington, Elizabethan courtier and the inventor of the flushing toilet. Harington also played the lead role of Milo in the 2014 film Pompeii and 'Eret' in How to Train Your Dragon 2. He starred as Albert Narracott in the original West End production of War Horse. 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 Game of Thrones. ![]()
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