Ryan Swain (presenter)

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Ryan Swain
Presenter Ryan Swain in SikSilk Jogsuit.jpg
Born (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 35)
Malton, North Yorkshire, England
Education Scarborough TEC, Norton College
OccupationsEntertainer, Skateboarder, Motivational Speaker
Years active2009 – Present
Known for Presenter, DJ, Skateboarder
Height6 ft 3.6 in (192.0 cm)
PartnerSamantha Cook [1]
Children4
Parent(s)Deborah Swain, Paul Swain
Awards
  • BBC Make a Difference Award
  • York Press Community Pride Person of the Year
Websitewww.ryanswain.co.uk
Signature
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Ryan Swain (born 24 February 1990) is an English radio presenter, [2] [3] DJ, actor, comedian, motivational speaker and skateboarder. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Swain is known for broadcasting on radio, hosts live events and festivals and carrying out charity work and fundraising. He is widely regarded as the UKs most authentic Grinch tribute act called The Yorshire Grinch [11] , he owns and founded the Ryedale Skate School and is a coach for Skateboard GB as well as a mental health campaigner and advocate for neurodiversity. [12] [13]

He won the first BBC Make a Difference Award in the together category with BBC Radio York in October 2022. [14] [15] [16] He also won the "York Community Pride – Person Of Year Award" for his contribution to his local community. [17] In 2023 he was presented with the Everyone Active Outstanding Achievement Award in the Ryedale District Sports Awards for being a key figure in the rebuilding of Malton & Norton Skate Park. [18]

In November 2025 Swain was announced the winner of the Rising Star Of The Year Award in The MBCC Awards [19] , he was presented his award at Hilton Metropole in Birmingham. [20]

He has presented on local radio station YorkMix Radio and York's Minster FM [21]

Career

Presenting & DJin

Swain developed an interest in performance and entertainment from an early age. According to a profile interview, when he was five years old his parents hired a magician for his birthday party, during which Swain volunteered to assist and perform in front of the audience, an experience that helped spark his enthusiasm for live entertainment. [22]

Swain’s early professional career began at Flamingo Land Resort in North Yorkshire, where he worked as a coat-style entertainer before progressing into a presenter role. He later became a regular host of live shows and events at the park, developing his skills in audience interaction and live performance. His experience at Flamingo Land is cited as a formative period in his development as a presenter and entertainer. [23] He was the first and resident host of the theme park's "Party In The Park" concerts.He also was a variety entertainer with his puppet Frank Lamingo who were regular faces at the resort. [24] He progressed to become a weekend presenter on York's Minster FM. [25]

Alongside live entertainment, Swain moved into radio broadcasting, hosting shows on stations including Minster FM, Coast & County Radio, YorkMix Radio and YO1 Radio which was formerly called Vale Radio. His radio work included weekend and evening programmes, interviews with national performers, and promotion of regional events and artists, helping to establish his profile as a presenter across North Yorkshire and the wider region. [26]

He has hosted for Clubland at the Clubland Weekender at Blackpool Pleasure Beach [27] and Clubland On The Beach, [28] event at Redcars Majuba Beach. [28] [29]

In 2018, he hosted the Only Fools and Horses annual convention at Hull. [30] He hosted and switched on Scarborough's Christmas Lights in November 2019 with Coronation Street star Chris Gascoyne and singer, songwriter Twinnie-Lee Moore. [31] [32]

In February 2020, Swain hosted rapper The Game at Rainton Arena in Houghton Le Spring. After the show he was invited backstage to meet him. [33]

In March 2020, he went on a UK tour with the supergroup Boyz on Block. [34] [35] [36]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Swain hosted his own version of the TV game show Play Your Cards Right online, initially to entertain NHS staff and keyworkers. [37] He broadcast daily on Instagram live and was joined by celebrity guests. [37]

In January 2022, Swain became the official host and face of No Limits Bingo at Majestic Bingo Ltd presenting and touring with the brand's Clubingo franchise. [38] [39]

In March 2025 Swain hosted an evening with Frank Bruno, interviewing him in front of live capacity audience in Norfolk at Dereham Memorial Hall. [40] [41] [42]

Swain was a support act for Ella Henderson's homecoming show in Cleethorpes. [43] [44] [45] [46]

Swain is the main-stage host of the Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta. [47] He hosts and DJs Autumn Lights UK which tours the country's showgrounds. [48]

Swain is a multi-genre DJ [49] [50] [51] heavily influenced by clubland and trance anthems. He is known best for his mash-up mixes. He has played at festivals, live events and nightclubs across the UK. [52] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Swain helped to raise over £25,000 for various charities from doing DJ sets virtually. [53]

Swain has since worked extensively as a live event host and master of ceremonies, presenting concerts, festivals, community celebrations and large-scale public events across the United Kingdom. His presenting work has included music and food festivals, seasonal events, touring productions, and charity showcases, as well as appearances at major venues and outdoor events. Regional media have highlighted his energetic presenting style and ability to engage diverse audiences. [54]

The Yorkshire Grinch

In November 2024 Swain started a tribute act to The grinch calling himself The Yorkshire Grinch. [55] [56]

He decided to take up the role after being compared to his hero, Jim Carrey, since childhood. Being quoted the “real-life Grinch” by the New York Post . [57] [58]

He has visited hospitals, SEN groups and community hubs spreading festive mayhem. His character tells jokes, eats onions "like a maniac", and 'swallows sugar glass light bulbs' like the real thing. [59] [56]

Personal life

Swain lives in Malton, North Yorkshire. Swain had major heart surgery at the age of 4 to cure a patent ductus arteriosus. [60]

He attended Norton Community Primary School and Norton College. He was expelled from secondary school at the age of 15 due to his ADHD and behaviour. [60] He went on to Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit. After school he studied musical theatre and drama at Westwood Performing Arts Campus at Yorkshire Coast College. [61]

Swain has three children and a step-son. [62] [63] [64]

Celebrity Football

Swain plays football, over the years he’s played and made guest appearances for various charity and celebrity teams including The Offside Trust and Hollyoaks FC. [65] He helped raised £15,000 with Danny Dyer and other celebrities to get Saffron Walden toddler Ronnie Leys the life changing operation he needed. [66]

Swain currently plays for celebrity football team Stars United FC. [67] He plays as the team’s no.1 goalkeeper. [68]

Skateboarding

Swain is a skateboarding enthusiast. [69] He is also a commentator, broadcaster and MC for action sports events and demonstrations in skateboarding. [70]

He is regular footed, and mainly skates transition and vert. [71]

In May 2012 he skateboarded a record breaking 54.4 miles in 5 hours raising money and awareness for a charity called Louby's Lifeline which supports Brain Tumour Research. [72] [73]

He took a short break from skateboarding, but picked up the sport again during the COVID-19 pandemic after his mental health plummeted. [74]

Rescue the Ramp campaign

In March 2021, Swain launched the #RescueTheRamp campaign to save the half-pipe at Norton and Malton Skatepark in North Yorkshire. The wooden vert ramp was one of only nine of its kind in the United Kingdom and the only free, outdoor half-pipe in northern England. [75] The structure, originally a former display ramp from Alton Towers, had become a significant part of the local skateboarding scene. [76]

The campaign gained international attention and received support from professional skateboarders including Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, Danny Way, Bucky Lasek, Andy Macdonald, Christian Hosoi, Colin McKay and BMX rider Jamie Bestwick. [77] [78]

With permission from Norton Town Council, Swain led volunteers, including members of the Norton & Malton Lions Clubs International, to strip back the structure in June 2021 in preparation for restoration. [79] He later secured £15,000 in sponsorship from Habito, the main sponsor of Team GB Skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics. [80]

Despite progress, in August 2021 the town council halted all volunteer-led works and closed the skatepark on safety grounds, citing concerns raised in a risk assessment. The move prompted widespread public backlash and coverage in national media. [81] [82]

In early 2022, Norton Town Council voted to appoint professional contractors King Ramps to carry out phased repairs. The park partially reopened in April 2022 following inspection by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), and in June, Ryedale District Council now part of North Yorkshire Council approved £50,000 for the full restoration of the half-pipe. [83] [84] Swain worked alongside the contractors during the rebuild, and the restored facility officially reopened in September 2022 with a launch event featuring music and best trick contests across skateboard, BMX, inline and scooter categories. [85] [86]

Following the success of the campaign, Swain founded the Ryedale Skate School in late 2022, offering skateboarding lessons, outreach programmes and community engagement activities across North Yorkshire. [87] Within its first year, the school had taught over 700 young people in towns including York, Thirsk, Rotherham, Filey, Kirkbymoorside and Thornton-le-Dale. [88] Swain became an accredited coach with Skateboard GB and delivers workshops in schools and public spaces to promote physical activity and inclusion through skateboarding. [89]

In July 2024, the family of Harry Taylor-Robinson a 14-year-old local skater who died of leukaemia donated £2,000 to Ryedale Skate School in his memory to fund free skateboarding lessons for other young people. [90]

100 Mile Challenge

In 2022, Swain Skateboarded 100 miles throughout May in support of Cancer Research UK, in a bid to raise money and awareness for the 'Wheel 100' appeal. [91] [92] He completed his challenge in 12 hours and 27 minutes over a period of 3 days on Sunday 15 May 2022 raising £891 the charity. [93]

Ryedale Skate School

In June 2023 Swain started a skateboarding school in North Yorkshire. Swain is a Skateboard GB Coach. [13] Since starting the skate school in 2023 he has taught over 700 pupils, helping young people learn how to skateboard safely, use facilities and develop their skills as well as their own mental health and well-being. [94]

The skate school has visited skateparks in Malton, Thornton-le-Dale, Kirkbymoorside, Filey, Scarborough, Thirsk and Rotherham as well as schools across the region. [95] [96]

The skate school has donated lessons, equipment and skateboards to local children and funded free places to lessons to those families who have been affected by the cost of living crisis. [97]

Skatefest

Swain co-organised the free one-day event, which featured professional action sports riders from around the UK, competitions, live bands and music, street art demonstrations, free skate lessons, artisan stalls, and food and drink at Malton & Norton Skatepark in July 2024. [98] [99] [97] The event was in memory of Harry Robinson, who died in September 2020 when he was only 14 years old. [100] [101]

Guinness World Record attempts

Swain training ahead of his challenge at Elvington Airfield, York Ryan Swain pushing regular at Elvington 2023.jpg
Swain training ahead of his challenge at Elvington Airfield, York

On 14 December 2022 Swain announced he was aiming to set a new world record officially in 2023 for the Guinness World Records in Skateboarding in the hope of travelling 300 miles or more in less than 24 hours – whilst raising money and awareness for Mind (charity). [102] Swain skated 90 miles in adverse weather conditions, getting caught in 15 mph winds and torrential rain on 8 May 2023. [103] [104] He raised over £5,000 for the mental health charities Mind, Andy's Man Club and Next Steps Mental Health Resource Centre before a hamstring injury forced him to stop less than 12 hours into the attempt. [105]

ADHD, Tourette’s and Neurodiversity

Swain is a mental health campaigner, advocate and fundraiser. He has Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and has campaigned for awareness of the condition. [106] [107] [108] Since his diagnosis he has focussed on raising money and awareness and creating content around mental health and wellbeing, the pseudoscientific belief in laws of attraction, and ADHD. [109]

ADHD and Tourette’s

Swain has been open about living with both Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Tourette syndrome, conditions he describes as central to both his personal journey and his professional purpose. [110]

Diagnosis and early challenges

During his school years, Swain frequently struggled with focus, impulsivity and classroom disruption, which led to repeated disciplinary action and ultimately his exclusion from school at the age of fifteen. [111] He later received an official diagnosis of ADHD in his early twenties after years of feeling misunderstood. [112] Swain has said that understanding his diagnosis gave him “a vocabulary for chaos” and helped him to develop coping strategies built on structure and self-discipline.

ADHD perspective

He has called ADHD a killer if it isn’t harnessed correctly and sees both a major challenge and a "superpower". [113]

Tourette’s syndrome

Swain has also shared his experiences with Tourette’s syndrome, which manifests for him through physical tics such as shoulder and head jolts, winks and throat clicks. He has explained that these tics are triggered or intensified by stress, fatigue, or over-stimulation, and can ease during periods of focus or performance. By speaking about Tourette’s publicly, Swain aims to normalise discussion around the condition and reduce stigma toward people who experience involuntary movements or sounds. [114] [115]

Advocacy and awareness

Swain set up the You, Me & ADHD campaign, a voluntary programme delivering free talks and workshops in schools, universities and community settings across the United Kingdom. [116] Drawing from his lived experience, he works to increase understanding of neurodiversity, challenge stereotypes and encourage earlier recognition and support for ADHD and related conditions.

During ADHD Awareness Month in October 2021 he said that he was planning a countrywide motivational speaking tour to raise awareness of ADHD. [117] The tour, called 'ADHD & Me', which is a motivational and educational talk and touring show aimed at all age groups but mainly young people, which is encouraging people to speak out about their mental health disorders. [118]

During ADHD Awareness Month in October 2025, Swain visited Leavening Primary School as part of his voluntary outreach across North Yorkshire and the North East to raise awareness of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and wider neurodiversity. [119] The speaking programme, titled You, Me & ADHD, combined motivational and educational content for pupils, staff and parents, with sessions on reducing stigma, sharing lived experience, and offering strategies for support. [120]

Charity and fundraising

Swain has been involved in charity work and community fundraising from early childhood, with activities spanning animal welfare, homelessness, health research, mental health awareness, neurodiversity education, and youth support.

His earliest recorded fundraising activity dates back to the age of seven, when he raised money for the RSPCA by baking and selling biscuits with his mother. He has cited this experience as formative in shaping his long-term commitment to charitable causes. [121]

In 2007, his early community involvement was recognised when he received the Huggable Hero Award from Build-A-Bear Workshop, an award presented to young people demonstrating positive community values and charitable engagement. There was two young people representing the UK and Swain was one of the two finalists. [122]

During his teens and early adulthood, Swain supported a range of animal-welfare and community charities, including Cats Protection, Ryedale Dog Rescue, and continued support for the RSPCA, alongside wider causes such as Children in Need, Comic Relief, SANDS, Balls to Cancer, Mind, and the ADHD Foundation.

In May 2012, Swain completed a 54-mile skateboard journey from Malton to Scarborough in approximately five hours to raise funds for Louby’s Lifeline, a charity supporting brain tumour research. The challenge received extensive regional media coverage and marked one of his first large-scale endurance fundraising efforts. [123]

He continued supporting the charity through community-led fundraising events, including performances and talent showcases held in Malton and Norton. [124] [125]

In December 2019, Swain undertook a 24-hour sleep-out fundraiser, spending a night rough sleeping to raise money for homelessness charities including SASH and Simon On The Streets. The campaign exceeded its target and received regional press coverage. [126]

During the COVID-19 pandemic he live streamed his performances, interactive gameshows and DJ sets across charity pages and groups on Facebook, helping to raise over £25,000 for various NHS Charities and frontline workers. [127] [128] [129]

In 2022, he announced plans for a 100-mile skateboarding challenge to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. [130]

Swain was nominated for the Inspirational Individual Of The Year award in the Yorkshire Choice Awards 2022 in recognition of his charity work in his local community, the NHS and for mental health awareness he has raised. [131]

The following year, Swain attempted to skate 300 miles in under 24 hours as part of a fundraising campaign for the mental health charity Mind. Although the attempt was curtailed due to injury, the challenge raised significant funds and awareness. [132]

Alongside fundraising challenges, Swain has also undertaken voluntary educational work through his You, Me & ADHD initiative, delivering free talks and workshops in schools and community venues focused on improving understanding of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and reducing stigma around neurodiversity. [133]

Sessions have been delivered at locations including Snainton Primary School near Scarborough and at the North Yorkshire Headteachers Conference in Harrogate, where Swain addressed educators on ADHD awareness and inclusion. [134]

Awards

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