“Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington is best known for playing the series protagonist in HBO’s Emmy Award-winning fantasy drama series‚ but he says he’s excited to take on villain roles in the future.  The 37-year-old won over hearts portraying Jon Snow on “GOT.” He took on a very different role for the neo-Western crime thriller “Blood for Dust‚” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023 and will be released in theaters on April 19. The movie features Harington playing a sociopathic‚ cocaine-selling arms dealer. “He’s sort of a devil-on-the-shoulder character‚ the antagonist who’s with you all the way through‚” the British actor told Entertainment Weekly of the role. “He’s like a good-time guy in a bad world. He doesn’t want to have to face reality.” “I rarely get the opportunity to play the Rickys of this world‚ the antagonistic dirtbag types‚ and I was excited to be presented with that opposite an actor like Scoot‚” Harington continued. “So that was the kind of pull‚ and then Rod‚ the director‚ had such a clear idea of what he wanted to do and had it so well planned that I just felt very much in safe hands. It felt well put together. And then it’s all about growing a big old mustache and adopting a seriously American accent.” The celeb told the outlet he’d been seeking a different type of role since “GOT” concluded in 2019. “That is seemingly what I’ve been hunting a bit‚” Harington said. “If I look at the roles I’ve taken since playing an out-and-out hero in ‘Game of Thrones‚’ I have to admit there seems to be some sort of pushback about playing a hero. I’m not so interested in heroic roles‚ and if I am‚ they have to be pretty anti-hero-ish.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “My heart goes out to people playing heroes‚” he continued. “They’re f***ing hard to play and to make interesting. It is more fascinating as an actor‚ I think‚ to empathize with someone deeply faulted and wrong‚ to try and find your way into why they are doing these things. [Playing] a guy who is doing all the right things and is driven by being good‚ it’s harder to do that. And I think people who do it successfully‚ who play classically heroic roles‚ are very talented actors. But at the moment‚ I just find it more interesting looking for the f***ed-up people.”