Ryan Thomas

Ryan James Thomas (born 10 June 1984) is a British former actor. He is known for playing the role of Jason Grimshaw on ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2000 until 2016 and again in 2025. In 2018, he played Rafael Humphreys in Australian soap opera Neighbours, and won the twenty-second series of Celebrity Big Brother. Thomas announced his retirement from acting in 2021, however has continued his work in television and won the sixteenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2024, as well as returning to Coronation Street for a short stint the following year.

Ryan James Thomas (born 10 June 1984) is a British former actor. He is known for playing the role of Jason Grimshaw on ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2000 until 2016 and again in 2025. In 2018, he played Rafael Humphreys in Australian soap opera Neighbours, and won the twenty-second series of Celebrity Big Brother. Thomas announced his retirement from acting in 2021, however has continued his work in television and won the sixteenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2024, as well as returning to Coronation Street for a short stint the following year.

Early life

Ryan James Thomas was born on 10 June 1984 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. He is of English, Indian and Caribbean ancestry. His paternal grandfather is from Mumbai, India, and emigrated to Manchester, England, in 1947. His paternal great-grandmother was a West Indian who had Caribbean ancestry. Thomas is the older brother of Waterloo Road and former Emmerdale actor, Adam Thomas, and Love Island personality, Scott Thomas.

Awards and nominations

See also

List of Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series) housemates

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