Kit Harington Says He's Done Playing Heroes

The Big Picture It may be a long time until Kit Harington sheds his Jon Snow reputation, but he is more than happy to try. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Game of Thrones actor expressed excitement at taking on a more dastardly character in the neo-Western, Blood for Dust. Harington stars opposite Scoot McNairy as Ricky, a drugs and arms dealer, who works for a cartel. His criminal role is a far cry from the moral compass of Jon Snow, something that Harington was eager to explore.

He intimated that perhaps part of the reason fans haven’t seen him in too many roles since Game of Thrones ended was because he was looking to branch out. While the actor won the role of Black Knight in Eternals, it wasn’t exactly a slam dunk. After the Eternals’ backlash from movie fans and the constant delays of the Blade film, it seems more unlikely that he will reprise the character in future projects. Instead, he has found what he is looking for in a less heroic role.

"That is seemingly what I've been hunting a bit," Harington continued. "If I look at the roles I've taken since playing an out-and-out hero in Game of Thrones, I have to admit there seems to be some sort of pushback about playing a hero. I'm not so interested in heroic roles, and if I am, they have to be pretty anti-hero-ish.”

“ a guy who is doing all the right things and is driven by being good, it's harder to do that. And I think people who do it successfully, who play classically heroic roles, are very talented actors. But at the moment, I just find it more interesting looking for the f---ed-up people."

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