Kit Harington

A London native raised in the English Midlands, Harington was still a young drama student when he was cast in 2007 as the youthful protagonist in the theatrical spectacle "War Horse," going on to star in the production through 2009. He followed that up with a run in "Posh" in 2010 before being tapped as one of a regiment of British and Irish actors populating a sweeping new HBO epic series called "Game of Thrones," playing Jon Snow, the …