Ryan James Thomas is an English actor who is popularly known for portraying the character of ‘Jason Grimshaw’ in the British soap opera ‘Coronation Street’ for over one and a half decades. Thomas has also played another popular character named ‘Rafael Humphries’ in the Australian television soap opera ‘Neighbours’. Thomas won the final series of the British television reality game show ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in 2018. He won the final series of the British television reality show ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in 2018. He became the subject of a major controversy during his stint on the show after fellow contestant, actress Roxanne Pallett, accused him of physical violence. Thomas denied the allegations which were later found to be false. This worked in his favor and ultimately became one of the main reasons for his winning the show. Thomas has also taken part in TV shows like ‘Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls’ and ‘This Morning’.