"Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington debuted a different look at the showing of "Doctor Faustus" earlier this week. He shaved his iconic beard. Photos of the British actor were on Twitter on June 1, Wednesday, and his shaven face is so much different from his character Jon Snow on the HBO hit series.
While the 29-year-old becomes younger-looking with a beardless face, it created a buzz among his fans. The actor's followers are going frenzy as they think his character in "Game of Thrones" will die again.
As he stars in London's West End stage play, such boyish look could be for that purpose. Fans need not be bothered since aside from Harington's London play, his iconic beard can easily grow faster than his hair, in time for shooting the HBO hit's seventh season.
The Snow actor plays Faustus in Christopher Marlowe's epic tragedy of a man who sold his soul to the devil for worldly power and money. He is not new to theaters, having been a part of "War Horse" in 2008 to 2009, "Posh" in 2010 and "The Vote" in 2015. However, he already has audience of his own now that he is portraying Faustus, considering the peak of his character's fame in HBO's series in season 6.
As for his London's West End, Harington looks great but failed to carry it to greater heights, according to The Telegraph. The play is being shown currently until June 25 at Duke of York's Theatre, he is clear and competent but he could not match the might of Marlowe's lines with his ordinary delivery that lacked fervor and meaning.
For an actor who wants to be judged by his acting and not by his looks, that could be fine with Harington. He hopes to take roles that challenge his acting skills, he told The Sunday Times. "I like to think of myself as more than a head of hair or a set of looks. It's demeaning."
Harington feels sexism is not just happening towards women but to male actors as well. He felt sexism when asked to strip down on photoshoots. He added, "If I felt I was being employed just for my looks, I'd stop acting."
The following video has Harington's interview with Jimmy Fallon about his character being alive in the HBO series.