Kit Harington
English actor
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2024 | Harington opened up about his struggles with anxiety and alcoholism, and revealed he was diagnosed with ADHD while in rehab. |
2024 | Starring in the London transfer of the Jeremy O. Harris play Slave Play and appearing in the HBO/BBC One drama series Industry. |
2024 | Will play Henry Muck in the main role of Industry series 3 |
2024 | Scheduled to appear in 'The Beast Within' as Noah |
2023 | Starred in 'Blood for Dust' as Ricky |
July 2023 | Harington and Leslie confirmed the birth of their daughter. |
March 2023 | Featured in the Apple TV+ series Extrapolations as Nicholas Bilton. |
February 2023 | Harington announced that he and Leslie were expecting their second child. |
2022 | Portrays the titular role in the revival of William Shakespeare's Henry V in the West End. |
2022 | Supported humanitarian efforts during the Russian invasion of Ukraine by starring in a video asking for help for Ukrainian refugees and auctioning signed Game of Thrones memorabilia to support Ukraine. |
2022 | Acted in the film 'Baby Ruby' as Spencer |
June 2022 | George R. R. Martin revealed Harington initially proposed a Jon Snow spin-off series, which was later confirmed to be off the table. |
May 2022 | Announced to star in Mary's Monster, a film about Mary Shelley's mental struggle to write Frankenstein, and joined the action thriller Blood for Dust with Scoot McNairy and Josh Lucas. |
March 2022 | Played the titular role in Henry V at Donmar Warehouse. |
2021 | Cast in the second season of Amazon Prime Video's Modern Love anthology series, acting opposite Lucy Boynton in the episode 'Strangers on a (Dublin) Train'. |
2021 | Appeared as himself in Friends: The Reunion television special and in an episode of Modern Love playing Michael |
November 2021 | Appeared in Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals as Dane Whitman, acting alongside Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, and Angelina Jolie. The film was both a commercial and critical failure. |
February 2021 | Harington and Leslie welcomed their first child, a son. |
2020 | Harington participated in a virtual performance of an extract from the play Burn by playwright Chris Thompson. |
September 2020 | Rose Leslie posed for a magazine photo shoot visibly pregnant. |
September 16 2020 | Premiered in the second season of Netflix anthology series Criminal: UK, which received positive reviews. |
2019 | Reprised his voice role as Eret in 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' |
2019 | Kit Harington receives multiple award nominations, including Golden Globe Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, People's Choice Awards, and Saturn Awards, all for his role in Game of Thrones. |
2019 | Hosted Saturday Night Live in an episode featuring Sara Bareilles |
2019 | Kit Harington performed as Sir Galaad in the BBC Radio 4 production of 'Chivalry' |
May 2019 | Harington checked into a mental health and wellness facility to seek help for 'some personal issues'. |
October 10 2018 | Participated in a charity gala 'Happy Birthday, Harold' celebrating Harold Pinter's life and work, alongside Tom Hiddleston and other actors. The event at the Harold Pinter Theatre raised funds for Amnesty International and Chance to Shine. |
August 1 2018 | Announced that his film The Death and Life of John F. Donovan would premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. |
June 2018 | Announced as the star of the West End stage play True West, which premiered in November at the Vaudeville Theatre. |
June 23 2018 | Harington married Rose Leslie at Rayne Parish Church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. |
2017 | Harington purchased a £1.75 million 15th-century country home outside Ipswich, Suffolk. |
2017 | Kit Harington wins the Giffoni Film Festival Giffoni Experience Award. |
September 27 2017 | Harington and Rose Leslie announced their engagement through the 'Forthcoming Marriages' section of The Times. |
August 2017 | Released a video supporting Mencap's #StopSleepInCrisis campaign, calling on the government to fund six years of back pay for overnight carers in the learning disability sector. |
February 2017 | Wrote, starred in, and executive produced Gunpowder, a three-part historical drama for BBC, playing his ancestor Robert Catesby. |
2016 | Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Game of Thrones. |
2016 | Starred as Salen Kotch in the video game Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. |
2016 | Appeared in the film 'Brimstone' as Samuel |
2016 | Appeared in the West End production of Doctor Faustus. |
September 12 2016 | Featured in a United Nations UNHCR video titled 'What They Took With Them' to raise awareness of the global refugee crisis, alongside other actors like Cate Blanchett and Keira Knightley. |
April 16 2016 | Appointed as a patron of Longlands Care Farm, a charity supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable young people aged 14-19 who are not succeeding in mainstream education. |
2015 | Kit Harington portrayed Jon Snow in the Game of Thrones project |
2015 | Kit Harington wins the Empire Hero Award shared with the Game of Thrones cast. |
2015 | Starred in the HBO comedy short film 7 Days in Hell about a seven-day tennis match. |
2015 | Starred in 'Spooks: The Greater Good' as Will Holloway |
October 25 2015 | Participated in a charity production of The Children's Monologues at the Royal Court Theatre in London, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicole Kidman, James McAvoy, and Christopher Eccleston. Proceeds supported Dramatic Need, a charity helping vulnerable children in South Africa and Rwanda. |
2014 | Acted in the historical action drama Pompeii and the period drama Testament of Youth. Also voiced Eret in the How to Train Your Dragon film series. |
2013 | Honored with Actor of the Year at the Young Hollywood Awards, celebrating emerging young talent in film, music, and television. |
2012 | Harington was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for his role in Game of Thrones. |
2012 | Made his feature film debut as Vincent in Silent Hill: Revelation, a horror film based on the video game Silent Hill 3. |
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