Kit Harington’s Irish stuntman has opened up about life on the gruelling set of Game of Thrones.
Marc Redmond, otherwise known as Kit Harington’s stunt-double for his character Jon Snow in hit HBO series Game of Thrones, has revealed that his job is “physically demanding”, but he praised Kit for being such a “well-able actor”.
“[Kit is] a fit, well-able actor, who is up for doing a lot of the action in Game Of Thrones himself.
Hard work: Marc works as Kit Harington’s stunt double | HBO
“But when it comes to some of the more dangerous stunts that is when I stepped in,” he told the Mirror.
The 36-year-old, who hails from Skibbereen in Co. Cork, has worked on the show for two years now, and admitted that the shows action-packed nature requires a lot of planning from a stuntman’s point of view.
“The job is quite physically demanding – very early mornings and late knock-off – sometimes rehearsing all day, working choreography for fights and preparing stunts including wire work, high falls or fire work.”
Marc has also worked on other TV shows, including Vikings, Ripper Street and Penny Dreadful.
The stuntman revealed that the pressure to keep up appearances on shows like Vikings can be tough.
“They won’t let us cut our hair or shave, so yeah, there are times when you do feel a bit like a wildling,” he added.
The news comes after Kit Harington revealed that Liam Cunningham told him to f**k off after he lied to him about leaving the show.Â
