Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

Kit Harington

None of the actors who auditioned on Game of Thrones could have predicted the success of the show, but Kit Harington got most of the high pressure. Harington's character, Jon Snow, became the show's central protagonist over time—and Harington had a hard time handling the stress as King of the North. 

"It wasn't a very good time in my life," Harington told Variety. "I felt I had to feel that I was the most fortunate person in the world when actually, I felt very vulnerable."

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