Stars Who’ve Played The Grinch On-Screen: Jim Carrey, Benedict Cumberbatch, & More

• The Grinch is simply a fictional quality created by Dr. Seuss who hates Christmas.
• He’s the main quality of the 1957 children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
• He’s been portrayed and voiced connected surface by Jim Carrey, Benedict Cumberbatch, and much actors.

The Grinch has go a staple quality during the Christmas play for each the incorrect reasons. The fictional quality created by Dr. Seuss hates Christmas and does everything helium tin to ruin the vacation joy. The Grinch made his on-screen debut successful the 1966 TV special, wherever helium was voiced by Boris Karloff. Since then, the Grinch has been played by immoderate of the biggest stars successful Hollywood, including Jim Carrey. Here’s each histrion who has played the Grinch implicit the years.

David Howard Thornton (The Mean One, 2022)

David Howard Thornton successful ‘The Mean One’ (Photo: Marion Curtis/StarPix/Shutterstock/Sleight of Hand Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection)

David Howard Thornton, 43, is the latest histrion to play the Grinch. David starred successful the 2022 slasher film The Mean One, wherever the Grinch is simply a homicidal carnal who goes connected a sidesplitting spree during the vacation season. A young miss named Cindy You-Know-Who, a spoof of Cindy Lou Who, tries to support her municipality from the Grinch. The movie received overwhelming antagonistic reviews.

Matthew Morrison (Dr Suess’ The Grinch Musical Live!, 2020)

Glee alum Matthew Morrison, 44, took connected the relation of the Grinch successful Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical Live, which aired connected NBC successful December 2020. Matthew wholly transformed for the role, but galore fans criticized his performance. Matthew responded to his critics connected Twitter, penning “To each the haters” with 3 kissy look emojis and a gif from the musical.

Benedict Cumberbatch (The Grinch, 2018)

Benedict Cumberbatch successful ‘The Grinch’ (Photo: Kristin Callahan/Universal Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection)

Benedict Cumberbatch, 46, voiced the Grinch 2018 animated movie The Grinch. The movie follows the Grinch and his favored canine Max arsenic they played to ruin Whoville’s Christmas celebration. The dependable formed besides features Cameron Seely arsenic Cindy Lou Who, Rashida Jones arsenic Donna Who, Kenan Thompson arsenic Bricklebaum, Angela Lansbury arsenic Mayor McGerkle, and Pharrell Williams arsenic the Narrator.

Stefan Karl Stefansson (Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 2008 to 2015)

Icelandic histrion Stefan Karl Stefanssonplayed the Grinch successful the Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! musical from 2008 to 2015. Stefan performed connected the North American circuit astatine shows each crossed the U.S. Stefan sadly died successful March 2018 astatine the property of 43, aft battling crab for respective years. Gavin Lee, 51, replaced Stefan arsenic the Grinch erstwhile the philharmonic resumed shows for a week successful December 2018 astatine Madison Square Garden.

Jim Carrey (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000)

Jim Carrey successful ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ (Photo: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock/Universal/courtesy Everett Collection)

Jim Carrey, 60, decidedly has the astir iconic show arsenic the Grinch. The actor/comedian starred successful the 2000 live-action movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Jim’s co-stars included Taylor Momsen arsenic Cindy Lou Who, Jeffrey Tambor arsenic Mayor MayWho, Molly Shannon arsenic Betty Lou Who, Christine Baranski arsenic Martha May Whovier, and more. The movie grossed $345 cardinal worldwide and won the Academy Award for Best Makeup.

Fans person been wanting a sequel to Jim’s Grinch movie, but Jim has said that helium doesn’t similar doing follow-ups to his films. “I find sequels are a relation of commerce for the astir part. At slightest the 2 I’ve done, they were characters I enjoyed doing, but I did find myself astir parroting myself astatine that point,” helium said backmost successful 2017, via CinemaBlend.

Bob Holt (The Grinch Grinches the Cat successful the Hat, 1982)

Bob Holt was the dependable successful ‘The Grinch Grinches successful the Cat successful the Hat (Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection)

Bob Holt, who died successful voiced the Grinch successful the 1982 animated TV special The Grinch Grinches the Cat successful the Hat. The peculiar was a crossover with Cat successful the Hat, voiced by Mason Adams. It won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Bob died of a bosom onslaught conscionable 3 years aft the peculiar aired connected ABC.

Boris Karloff (How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 1966)

Boris Karloff successful ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ (Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection )

British histrion Boris Karloff was the archetypal idiosyncratic to dependable the Grinch successful an animated project. He voiced the Grinch and the narrator successful the 1966 animated TV special Dr Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. which aired connected CBS and became a classical vacation special. The peculiar re-aired connected TNT successful 1994, implicit 20 years aft Boris died.

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