There’s no denying Worcestershire actor Kit Harington has done well in his acting career, but latest reports show that he is one of the richest Game of Thrones stars too.
The 34-year-old married to Vigil actress Rose Leslie is now estimated to have a net worth of 14 million dollars – around £10.2million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Harington, whose latest role is the Black Knight in Marvels’ Eternals, was listed as the fifth richest Game of Thrones star for his turn as hero Jon Snow in a report by TheThings website.
Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister, at 25million dollars, topped the rich list with Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Aquaman star Jason Momoa just ahead of Harington.
Growing up on the outskirts of Worcester in Whitbourne, Harington was 11 when his family moved to Worcestershire and he nurtured his talent for acting at Chantry School in Martley and later Worcester Sixth Form College.
Game of Thrones may have given Harington his big break on screen – and the chance to meet his wife – but he has gone on to become one of the most in-demand English actors.
His fortune has grown alongside movie and TV roles in Pompeii, Testament of Youth, Gunpowder, Modern Love and now as Dane Whitman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals. But that career has also taken its toll as the star has said how Game of Thrones had a ‘traumatic’ toll on his mental health.
Harington, whose real name is Christopher Catesby Harington, also has proved himself on stage. His first role was as Albert in War Horse in London’s prestigious West End.
He returns to the capital to take the lead role in a new version of Shakespeare’s Henry V at the Donmar Warehouse in London from February 11 until April 9 next year.
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