caption birth_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
harington in june 2014 london , england kit harington 26 december 1986 kit harington june 2014.jpg kit harington
 christopher catesby harington actor central school of speech and drama
kit harington

christopher catesby harington -lrb- born 26 december 1986 -rrb- , better known as kit harington , is an english actor .
he rose to fame playing the role of jon snow in the television series `` game of thrones '' .
harington also played the lead role of milo in the 2014 film `` pompeii '' and voiced the character of eret in `` how to train your dragon 2 '' .
