{"id":28454,"date":"2026-07-10T18:47:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=kit-harington"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:47:51","slug":"kit-harington","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=kit-harington","title":{"rendered":"Kit Harington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Catesby Harington\u00a0(born 26 December 1986), known professionally as\u00a0Kit Harington, is an English actor. 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