Kit Harington poses for photographers upon arrival on the Olivier Awards in London, on Sunday, April 10, 2022.
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British star Kit Harington says it is robust to play a hero on display at present and that is why he has consciously sought to play “anti-hero-ish” roles post-Game of Thrones.
The actor rose to worldwide prominence along with his portrayal of the upright warrior Jon Snow, one of the pivotal characters in Game of Thrones, the HBO epic fantasy present that concluded in 2019 after eight seasons.
Ever since he wrapped Game of Thrones, Harington stated he appears to have misplaced curiosity in playing the traditional hero.
“That is seemingly what I’ve been hunting a bit. 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…” he informed Entertainment Weekly.
The actor received his want in Rod Blackhurst’s Blood for Dust, a neo-Western crime thriller set in snowy Montana. In his newest movie, Harington performs Ricky, a sociopathic drug-slinging arms seller sporting a handlebar mustache and gold chain.
This picture launched by The Avenue exhibits Kit Harington in a scene from the movie ‘Blood for Dust.’
“He’s sort of a devil-on-the-shoulder character, the antagonist who’s with you all the way through. He’s like a good-time guy in a bad world. He doesn’t want to have to face reality,” he stated of the function.
People who efficiently play classically heroic roles are “very talented actors”, added Harington.
“My heart goes out to people playing heroes. They’re f****** hard to play and to make interesting. It is more fascinating as an actor, I think, to empathise with someone deeply faulted and wrong, to try and find your way into why they are doing these things.
“(Playing) a guy who is doing all the right things and is driven by being good, it’s harder to do that… But at the moment, I just find it more interesting looking for the f*****-up people,” he stated.