Kit Harington is an English actor known for his turns as Albert in the original West End production of "War Horse" and Jon Snow in HBO's medieval fantasy drama "Game of Thrones." Harington attended Chantry High School from 1998-2003. He then studied Drama and Theatre Studies at Worcester Sixth Form College. He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2008. Harington hit the jackpot with "Game of Thrones," his first television role. The show has a dedicated following and has been picked up by HBO for a third season. Harington's "Game of Thrones" character is the illegitimate son of his "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D" (2012) co-star Sean Bean's character, Eddard Stark.