A dedicated Grinch impersonator from Yorkshire who spends an hour getting into character, and eats onions and sugar glass, dreams of replacing his hero Jim Carrey in a new blockbuster film. Ryan Swain, 34, an entertainer and DJ, from Malton, North Yorkshire, was first captivated by the green, Christmas-hating Grinch in his childhood after reading the Dr Seuss book and growing affectionate for the “phenomenal character”.