Game Of Thrones: 10 Actors Whose "Acting" Is Distractingly Bad
5. Kit Harington - Jon Snow
Is it Kit Harington? Is it Jon Snow? Where does the actor end and the fictional character begin? Going by his performances in movies such as Pompeii and Spooks: The Greater Good, Harrington is probably the one to blame for Jon Snow's lack of personality (though one could also argue that it isn't his fault; Jon Snow is a very insular character in the books). Still, Harington is pretty darn wooden in both of those films - mere extensions of his Jon Snow persona; all good looks and broody glances. Jon Snow currently appears to be on the path towards becoming a richer, more interesting character, of course, but Harrington's portrait of the bastard Stark son is bloody dull to watch. Harrington might look the part, but he fails to imbue the character with anything more than a single emotion - he is the living definition of the term "despondent." You know the feeling whenever the show switches back to the Wall: "Aw, do we have to?"
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.