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Christopher Catesby “Kit” Harington Wiki Biography

Christopher Catesby “Kit” Harington is an actor born on 26th December 1986, in London, England. He rose to fame thanks to his role of Jon Snow in the popular HBO TV series “Game of Thrones”. Other significant roles of his include those in films the “Pompeii”, “Testament of Youth”, “Silent Hill: Revelation” and “Seventh Son”.

Have you ever wondered how rich Kit Harington is? According to sources it has been estimated that Kit Harington’s overall net worth is $4 million as of mid-2016, acquired mostly by portraying various roles in films, theatres and on television. The fact that he is a multiple awarded-winning and award-nominated actor, only increases his net worth.

Harington was born to a former playwright, Deborah Jane and businessman David Richard Harington, of noble descent, as his uncle is Sir Nicholas John Harington, 14th Baronet, and his paternal great-grandfather was Sir Richard Harington, 12th Baronet and through his paternal grandmother; futher, his eight times great-grandfather was Charles II of England. Kit attended Southfield Primary School, then at the age of 11 his family moved to Worcestershire. where he enrolled in Chantry High School. After watching a production of “Waiting for Godot”, Harington became interested in acting and performed in several school productions. He went to Worcester Sixth Form College to study Drama and Theatre, and later, upon moving back to London, he attended the Central School of Speech and Drama. While he was still a student, he was cast in the role of Albert in the National Theatre’s adaptation of “War Horse”, a play which won two Olivier Awards and brought Kit recognition and attention. This established his net worth.

Soon after, he was given the role of Jon Snow in the TV series “Game of Thrones”, and upon the show’s debut in 2011, Harington’s fame rose rapidly. For his performance, Kit was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television, IGN Award, Golden Nymph Award and six other awards, and won an Empire Hero Award in 2015. Harington made his film debut in “Silent Hill: Revelation” (2012) – a horror film – and for this role he was awarded the Young Hollywood Award in 2013. However, his first big lead film role came with that of Milo in “Pompeii”(2014), and the same year he voiced Eret in “How to Train Your Dragon 2”, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and an Academy Award nomination. In 2014, Kit also played alongside Jeff Bridges in the “Seventh Son”. His other notable roles include those in “Testament of Youth”(2015) in which he played alongside Emma Watson, and “Spooks: The Greater Good”. He also starred in the short comedy film “7 Days in Hell”(2015). All these appearances helped increase his net worth.

Kit is now set to appear in an upcoming drama film “Brimstone”, in which he will play next to Dakota Fanning and Guy Pearce.

When it comes to his personal life, Kit has recently admitted that he has been in an on-and-off relationship with Rose Leslie, his colleague actress from “Game of Thrones”, since 2012. He is a big fan of director David Lynch.

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Christopher Catesby “Kit” Harington Quick Info

Christopher Catesby “Kit” Harington Trademarks

1. Curly black hair

Christopher Catesby “Kit” Harington Quotes

• You find with the really great actors, the ones you really admire and look up to, very often they’re very giving, generous, warm people.
• I’m very lucky, I’ve got two very loving parents, still very much together, and always been very supportive.
• Politics is a game and a profession. It doesn’t really serve the people the politicians are supposed to serve.
• There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven’t got the breaks I’ve had.
• There’s a huge difference between stage fighting and real sword fighting.
• Working with animals is always going to be tough because the animal doesn’t know it’s an actor.
• The best people to have power are the ones who don’t want it.
• I just don’t know anything about fashion.
• I love going out. I love partying.
• I try not to read the social networks too much. I find that way madness lies.
• I wear quite fitted clothing. I don’t like wearing baggy stuff.

Christopher Catesby “Kit” Harington Important Facts

• Is a descendant of Sir John Harington, the inventor of the flush toilet.
• Has natural dark brown hair. He had to dye it black for the role of Jon Snow.
• Favorite movies are 25th Hour (2003), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Jurassic Park (1993), Heat (1995), Some Like it Hot (1959), and If…. (1968).
• Is a horror movie buff with some of his favorites being The Shining (1980), The Ring (2002), The Wicker Man (1973), and the Scream franchise.
• Has a fear of spiders, needles, and flying. He gets around by car or train.
• Did not know his real name was Christopher until he was 11.
• Is a huge David Lynch fan.
• Once got into a fight at a McDonald’s restaurant because a guy was hitting on the girl he was with.
• Kit’s maternal great-grandfather, Thomas Charles Cann Evans, who was born in England, was a Major in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. Thomas’s wife, Kit’s maternal great-grandmother Isabella Dorothy Joyce Dennys, was an artist known professionally as Joyce Dennys; she was born in Simla, India, to a European family.
• Used to work in a book store where he often had to lift heavy copies of the ”A Song Of Ice and Fire” series and grew to dislike George RR Martin as a result.
• On Pompeja (2014), Kit Harington undertook a heavy ‘bulking’ regime and a diet of 3000 calories a day to put on 2 stone of weight in 5 weeks. He then went on a very severe diet and ‘cutting’ regime for 4 weeks to cut back from 12 stone to 10 stone acquiring intense muscle definition in the process.
• He was honored with Actor of the Year at the Young Hollywood Awards 2013.
• Descended from a viscount who served as Britain’s Secretary of War at the turn of the 19th century, and is a nephew of a baronet; the family is listed in Burke’s Peerage.
• Attended the Central School of Speech and Drama.
• Brother of John Catesby Harington.
• Son of Deborah Jane Catesby and David Richard Harington.
• His paternal eight times great-grandfather was King Charles II of England. Charles II was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685, as well as King of Scotland from 1649 to 1651.
• Kit’s recent ancestry is English, as well as Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, and Dutch. His distant roots include German, French, and Spanish, and, going back to the 1400s and 1500s, he also has remote Italian, Polish, Lithuanian, Austrian, and Danish ancestry. Kit’s father is from a prominent family, and descends from many Earls, Baronets, Peers, Dukes, and Viscounts. Many of Kit’s mother’s ancestors lived in India and South Africa as part of British colonialism and Dutch/Afrikaner settlements (through his mother’s Dutch ancestry, Kit descends from Count Jacob van Reenen).
• Said he’s never had long hair before Game of Thrones (2011) and he actually had to wear a wig in the first season. Harington intends to cut his hair short again after the series is complete.
• He broke his ankle in 2012 when he was locked out of his apartment building in London and fell while trying to climb to his flat. During Season 3 of Game of Thrones (2011) the film crew had to figure out how to shoot around the injury, including the use of stand-ins in “Jon Snow wigs”. Harington felt so guilty that he bought the production manager a bottle of whiskey.
• Sees himself first and foremost as a theatre trained actor.
• He wore a wig for filming the Game of Thrones (2011) pilot but grew his hair out for the rest of the first season.
• His mother, Deborah Jane (Catesby), is a playwright, and his father, David Richard Harington, owns a book store.
• Wanted to be a cameraman, a war correspondent and a journalist when he was young.
• Landed the role of Albert Narracott in the play War Horse while still at drama school.

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