The Grinch is the titular main protagonist/antagonist of Illumination's 9th animated feature film of the same name, based on the book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss. He is a grumpy outcast that seeks to steal and destroy Christmas for all the misery it has caused him. He is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch who also plays Doctor Strange and Classified from Penguins of Madagascar. Like his previous versions, The Grinch started out as a cranky, grumpy, solitary, and selfish creature wh