Kit Harington says this last season of 'Game of Thrones' was his 'most powerful'

LONDON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Kit Harington said his portrayal of Jon Snow in Season 6 of Game of Thrones was one of his "most powerful."

Harington spoke to The Wrap about Snow's progression from member of The Night's Watch to defender of Winterfell and what it was like to come back from the dead.

"I knew I was coming back to life, but I didn't know if I'd come back as a changed person, as a villain. So I couldn't pre-plan anything, which was hard," Harrington said. "And then I got the scripts, and actually, he comes back as himself, as the Jon that everyone knows. Which at first I found disappointing. But it's more subtle than that. He has an insight into what lies beyond that very few people in his world do, and that no one in our world does—he knows that there's no afterlife. Which does quietly drive who he is and what he wants to do."

After Snow's death scare, Harington joked about how he's not as worried about his character dying again so soon.

"But here's the thing: I feel like one of the safest people on Thrones now," Harington said. "Maybe I shouldn't say that. He could die next season, but I felt very safe this season. Because if I come back to life in Episode 2, it would be awful storytelling if you kill me in Episode 4. So I felt a bit cocky this season."

One thing Harington does feel strongly about is his appreciation for his journey as an actor thanks to the Jon Snow role.

"If I were to go back and choose whether to do Thrones again, of course I would, 100 percent of the time. Because it's opened up so many doors for me, and put me on the map in a way I couldn't have dreamed of in drama school," he said. "I love it, and I'll deeply miss it when it's gone."

Game of Thrones returns for its seventh season next summer.