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He didn’t know his real name for a while - He went by Kit from day one, and only found out that his real name was Christopher when he was 11! His teacher told him Kit wasn’t his name, and he replied, "Yeah I think I'd know my own name!" Turns out, he didn’t.

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What you do know - Jon Snow and his on-screen lover Ygritte (Rose Leslie) heated up the North with their love, but the spark lasted after the cameras stopped rolling.

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They got married and Mumford & Sons played at their wedding - The band has close ties with 'GoT' and even appeared on the album 'For the Throne.'

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He has a brother - His brother, John Harington, used a famous 'GoT' line during his best man speech at Kit and Rose's wedding, saying to his brother: "Looking at the woman you're marrying, it shows you do know something, Jon Snow.”

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His relative invented the flushing toilet -

Sir John Harington, a 16th-century English courtier and the godson of Queen Elizabeth I, is credited with inventing the flushing toilet, also commonly referred to as "the john." 

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He was born on Boxing Day - Harington was born on December 26, 1986, meaning he is a Capricorn, born in the year of the Tiger.

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Theater beginnings - At 17, he was inspired to get into drama after seeing a production of 'Hamlet.' He then went on to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama, and landed a lead role in the National Theatre's adaptation of 'War Horse,' to much critical acclaim.

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'Game of Thrones' was his TV debut - And he's already in a great place to retire.

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He auditioned for 'GoT' with a black eye - According to Vanity Fair, Harington got into a fight at a McDonald's the night before his audition, resulting in a black eye, which he believes helped him land the role. 

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He didn't wash his hair while filming - He explained to CNN, "It's my choice in a kind of strange little way. I think when we shot the pilot one of the things that was wrong about it was that everybody looked too clean."

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His hair had a contract - Harington claims to have never grown out his hair or beard before 'GoT,' but was contractually obligated to keep his hair long.

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He once used a spoiler to get out of a ticket - After getting caught speeding, Harington said the police officer recognized him and told him he could give him a fine, or Harington could tell him if his character would be alive in season 7…

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He once used a spoiler to get out of a ticket - The actor revealed that Jon Snow would return, and the officer said, “On your way, Lord Commander. Keep the speed down this far south of the wall.”

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He had a broken ankle through season 3 - He hurt himself while trying to drunkenly climb into his apartment a few weeks before filming began.

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He's a Potterhead - He says he's read the series three times, and even told CNN that he wanted to audition for a role but was a year too old. 

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He's afraid of spiders - In an interview with BigPond Movies, Harington admitted he's terrified of spiders.

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He's also afraid of syringes and needles - Apparently he regularly passes out when he has to get a shot or injection of some sort.

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And he's claustrophobic - Kit told the Belfast Telegraph that he's claustrophobic. "I'm mortally afraid of crowds. I panic.”

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He’s a prankster - To celebrate 2017's April Fool's Day, he pranked Leslie by placing a prop of his own severed head in their fridge for her to find. Her reaction, which Harington caught on camera, predictably included screams and tears.

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He used to resent George R.R. Martin - Harington once worked in a bookstore and used to resent George R.R. Martin because he had to constantly carry and replace his heavy books since they were flying off the shelves. 

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His favorite book? -

Harington told Interview magazine that his favorite fictional character is Winston Smith from '1984,' and the novel is his favorite book too. 

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He once went to a party dressed as Jon Snow - His wife threw a party with the theme of “bad taste,” and he actually went to a costume store and bought a Jon Snow costume, which would have probably been very confusing for the employees there.

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He can't wink - He tried to wink on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' but it was more of an exaggerated blink.

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He likes a good cry - "I like a good cry every now and then," he told Elle. "It releases something. There are times in my life when I'm meant to cry, but I don't actually cry. But then I can be walking down the street and it's been a few months, and things get on top of me—that's when I find myself crying."

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The best thing in his life? - "My mum," he said, with no hesitation. Why? "'Cause she's my mum." Can't argue with that!

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He's not the tallest… - Despite his on-screen appearance, the actor is 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m). He told an interviewer that a girl at a bar once told him he looked like Jon Snow but couldn't be because he was too short.

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He has a strange superstition - He told CN Traveler about his growing fear of flying, explaining: "Every time I get on a plane I have to touch the outside of the plane three times before I get in.”

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He has ancestral links to King Charles II - Though he's related to royalty, he's adamant that he was never raised to be posh, and he actually disapproves of people's obsession with the class system.

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The big screen? -

He's already broken into the film world, working among the likes of Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges ('Seventh Son'), as well as Xavier Dolan and Susan Sarandon ('The Death and Life of John F. Donovan'). But surely there's more to come from this talented actor.

Now, check out what the cast of 'Game of Thrones' has been up to after the end of the popular series.

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