Kit Harington Says Joining ‘Harry Potter’ Series Was a ‘Very Simple “Yes, Please!”’: ‘I’m a Bit of a Nerd for It’

Kit Harington didn’t think twice when he got the call to join HBO’s “Harry Potter” series as Gilderoy Lockhart, admitting that he’s “a bit of a nerd” for the wizarding world. Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the “Game of Thrones” star revealed the personal connection he has to the “Harry Potter” books […]

Kit Harington didn’t think twice when he got the call to join HBO’s “Harry Potter” series as Gilderoy Lockhart, admitting that he’s “a bit of a nerd” for the wizarding world. Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the “Game of Thrones” star revealed the personal connection he has to the “Harry Potter” books […] Kit Harington didn't think twice when he got the call to join HBO's "Harry Potter" series as Gilderoy Lockhart, admitting that he's "a bit of a nerd." Kit Harington didn’t think twice when he got the call to join HBO’s “Harry Potter” series as Gilderoy Lockhart, admitting that he’s “a bit of a nerd” for the wizarding world.

Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the “Game of Thrones” star revealed the personal connection he has to the “Harry Potter” books — and why saying “yes” to the show was a no-brainer. “I listen to the Stephen Fry audiobooks. And I do that because my brain is incredibly busy, especially at night, and I’ve always found going to bed very difficult. My brain doesn’t turn off,” Harington said. “When I got sober, that got especially bad. And so I started listening to ‘Harry Potter’