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Christopher Catesby Harington (born 26 December 1986), 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. A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Harington made his professional acting debut in 2009 with the lead role of Albert Narracott in the West End play War Horse. He has since returned to the West End, taking roles in productions of The Children's Monologues (2015), The Vote (2015), Doctor Faustus (2016), and True West (2018–2019). He portrayed the titular role in the revival of William Shakespeare's Henry V (2022). He starred in the London transfer of the Jeremy O. Harris play Slave Play (2024). He developed, produced, and starred as Robert Catesby in the 2017 BBC drama series Gunpowder. He has also acted in the Amazon Prime Video romantic comedy anthology series Modern Love (2021), the Apple TV+ anthology series Extrapolations (2023), and the HBO/BBC One drama series Industry (2024). He has acted in films such as the historical action drama Pompeii (2014), the period drama Testament of Youth (2014), and the drama The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018). He portrayed Dane Whitman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021). He voiced Eret, a dragon hunter in the second and third films of the How to Train Your Dragon film series (2014–2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kit Harington, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Set during the opening days of the War in Afghanistan, specifically focusing on Operation Anaconda in the Shah-i-Kot Valley. The story switches between the perspectives of different U.S. special operations forces, including Tier 1 Navy SEALs of AFO Neptune (Mother, Voodoo, Preacher, and Rabbit) and Army Rangers led by Sergeant Patterson and the Delta Force AFO team Wolfpack (Deuce, Dusty). The initial missions involve Neptune securing an Afghan informant, Tariq, who reveals a significant Taliban force in the valley, and Alpha team conducting reconnaissance and striking enemy positions. Tensions rise between the cautious ground commander Colonel Drucker and the detached, career-focused General Flagg, whose miscalculated orders from the U.S. result in friendly fire incidents and put U.S. forces in extreme danger. The film culminates in a major battle where a Chinook helicopter carrying U.S. forces is shot down, leading to a desperate rescue mission. While two members of AFO Neptune are left behind after a cliff jump, the team and supporting Rangers defy orders to return for them, facing heavy resistance and a potential capture scenario. After locating the missing operators, who have been tortured, one of them, Rabbit, succumbs to his wounds and dies before extraction can arrive. The remaining survivors are extracted as the area is bombed by F-15E fighter jets. The story ends on a somber note, emphasizing the sacrifices made by soldiers and the ongoing nature of the conflict.
