Harington Replaces Hoult as Lockhart for Season 2
Kit Harington is stepping in to play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of HBO’s Harry Potter series, replacing Nicholas Hoult who exited due to scheduling conflicts. Harington had previously voiced Lockhart in the Harry Potter audiobooks, and the recasting comes as production adjusts filming to accommodate Hoult’s departure and align with HBO’s season timeline.
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About Kit Harington
Christopher Catesby Harington, known professionally as Kit Harington, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Jon Snow in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination and two nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and Critics' Choice Television Awards.
Everything about Kit Harington →- Occupation
- stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- December 26, 1986