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. 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. And so I started listening to ‘Harry Potter’ audiobooks, and now they’re the thing I listen to every night. So they have a very special place in my heart.” In fact, Harington was recently part of Audible’s “Harry Potter” audiobooks as the voice of Lockhart — a famous yet arrogant wizard who becomes the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts — before the TV series came his way.
Harington joked that it “wasn’t hard” for him to step into the shoes of the self-centered professor. He’s just a tiny step to my left,” Harington said with a laugh. With filming on Season 2 already underway, Horowitz asked Harington if he had started discussing his character’s look yet.
Studios in Leavesden allows him to stay present for his two young children. So I get to be a dad; I get to go play in a world I love,” he said.
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