April of `` Game of Thrones '' is under way on `` Downton Abbey '' . Jon Snow stars as Kit Harington on the series . Snow , the bastard son of Lord Eddard `` Ned '' Stark , is just getting to know Ygritte , played by former `` Downton Abbey '' actress Rose Leslie . Snow is the bastard son of Lord Eddard `` Ned '' Stark .
April of `` Game of Thrones '' is under way on `` Downton Abbey '' . Jon Snow stars as Kit Harington on the series . Snow is the bastard son of Lord Eddard `` Ned '' Stark .