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Kit Harington Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Affairs & More

Kit-Harington

Bio
Real NameChristopher Catesby Harington
NicknameKit
ProfessionActor
Physical Stats & More
Heightin centimeters- 173 cm
in meters- 1.73 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Weightin Kilograms- 77 kg
in Pounds- 169.7 lbs
Body Measurements- Chest: 43 Inches
- Waist: 32 Inches
- Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye ColourDark Brown
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of Birth26 December 1986
Age (as in 2016)30 Years
Birth PlaceActon, London
Zodiac sign/Sun signCapricorn
NationalityBritish
Hometown Worcestershire, England
SchoolSouthfield Primary School (1992 to 1998), Chantry High School in Martley (2003)
CollegeWorcester Sixth Form College (2003-2005)

Central School of Speech and Drama (2008)
Educational QualificationsGraduate in Drama and Theatre (2003–05)
DebutTV - Jon Snow, Game of Thrones (2011)

Vincent in Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)
FamilyFather- David Richard Harington (Businessman)
Mother- Deborah Jane (Former Playwright)
Brother- John Harington
Sister- Not Known
ReligionNot known
EthnicityEnglish, with some Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh, and Dutch, as well as distant Spanish, German, and French, and remote (from the 1400s and 1500s) Italian, Polish, Lithuanian, Austrian, and Danish
HobbiesHorror movies
Enjoys writing in free time
Favourite Things
Favourite FilmThe Shining (1980)
Favourite DirectorDavid Lynch
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones actor, since 2012)
Relationship StatusIn an on-and-off relationship with Rose Leslie
WifeN/A
Money Factor
Salary$300,000 per episode for Games of Throne
Net Worth$4 million

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Kit Harington

  • Does Kit Harington smoke?: YesKit smoking
  • Does Kit Harington drink alcohol?: Yes
  • Kit joined drama school when he was inspired by  Ben Whishaw as Hamlet in 2004.
  • Before he became an actor, he wanted to become a cameraman or a war correspondent or a journalist.
  • He played Albert in War Horse the National Theatre when he was still in drama school.
  • While still at drama school, he landed on the role of Albert in the National Theater’s adaptation of War Horse. The play won two Olivier Awards bringing Kit under the limelight.
  • Kit was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for GOT.
  • He won the Actor of the Year at the Young Hollywood Awards.
  • He lent his voice for Eret in How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Harrington voiced Eret in How to Train Your Dragon 2, which was a critically acclaimed movie. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and received an Academy Award nomination.
  • He also is the voice for the character Jon Snow (voice) in the game – Game of Thrones (2015).
  • He is the character TBS in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016). 
  • He has been nominated 12 times for different awards and has won two.
  • One of his ancestors, Sir John Harrington invented “toilet seat” in 1596.
  • He is related to the Royal Blood Line – King Charles II of England, King William I of England, Hugh Capet, King of the Franks, and Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • He was named after a 16th century British playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe. Mum’s idea; yes, of course.
  • He is from France, German and Spanish royal descent but he doesn’t like titles.
  • He doesn’t like video games, nor is he good at them.
  • He had a black eye when he went for the audition of GOT. He didn’t know he got it but he believes that it made him look stronger.
  • He is scared of flying, spiders and injections.
  • He sort of broke his ankle climbing a tree for breaking into his own house because he had lost the keys. They had to use a body double for some scenes in GOT.
  • He never had long hair before GOTkit short