Kit Harington Pushes Back Against Hero Roles After Jon Snow: ‘They’re Hard to Make Interesting’ and I’d Rather Play ‘F—ed Up People’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Kit Harington is in full villain mode in his new movie “Blood for Dust,” which is exactly the kind of role he’s been looking for since his tenure as the heroic Jon Snow ended on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” in 2019.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actor admitted that he grew tired of playing the hero by the end of his run as Jon Snow and is now more interested in tackling “fucked up” guys. “That is seemingly what I’ve been hunting a bit,” Harington said. “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..” “My heart goes out to people playing heroes,” he continued. “They’re fucking hard to play and to make interesting.
It is more fascinating as an actor, I think, to empathize 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.
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