Kit Harington snubbed Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen while naming his personal Game of Thrones Mount Rushmore during a recent chat. The actor, busy promoting projects far removed from Westeros, found himself fielding a nostalgic question anyway. His answer skipped the obvious heroes entirely, choosing chaos and comic timing over crowns. It turns out eight years after the finale, fans still cannot resist reopening old debates about greatness.

While Harington poked fun at his own grasp of American landmarks, his four picks revealed exactly how he ranks Westeros' greatness.

Kit Harington's list arrived without Jon Snow, Daenerys, or Arya anywhere in sight. He chose Bronn, Tyrion Lannister, the Clegane brothers, and Drogon, favoring wit, brutality, and firepower over crowns and prophecy. Before naming names, he showed off his knowledge of geography.

"There are four people on Mount Rushmore. That shows my American knowledge," he said during a chat with ABC News.

He then added, "We'll go for Bronn, Tyrion, Clegane, the Mountain, and Drogon."

Bronn and Tyrion built their reputations on sharp humor and survival instinct rather than noble bloodlines, which likely explains their appeal to Harington. The Clegane brothers represent the show's darkest sibling rivalry, remembered for one of the franchise's most savage showdowns. Drogon stands as the last living symbol of Targaryen power, chosen over every human character on the show. ABC News captured the exchange as part of a wider round of interviews tied to Harington's upcoming projects, not a dedicated Thrones retrospective.  

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Westeros nostalgia aside, Harington had far bigger news waiting, this time inside a certain wizarding castle.

Kit Harington explained that his Harry Potter casting stemmed from lifelong devotion to the books rather than any passing trend. He described listening to the novels nightly, calling them a source of comfort since childhood. Taking on Gilderoy Lockhart, after Nicholas Hoult originally held the part, felt less like inheriting a role and more like finally claiming one. Amid ongoing public debate around the franchise, Harington framed his involvement as deeply personal.

He praised the series format for giving J. K. Rowling's world room to breathe far beyond what the films managed. Harington called the story important enough to justify revisiting despite the noise surrounding it. Season two already faces reported script delays ahead of filming at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden. Between dragons and defense against the dark arts, Harington clearly knows exactly which fictional worlds still matter to him.

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