Grayson was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a strong background in fine art. He earned his BFA in Production Design from UNC School of the Arts. His work as a production designer on student films has won awards at film festivals such as the Austin Film Festival and CAA Moebius Film Festival, and most recently qualified as a semifinalist at the Student Academy Awards. Outside of school productions, he has worked in scenic shops providing scenery for exhibits, commercials, and theaters. In the summer of 2020, Grayson was selected as the Television Academy Foundation's Art Direction/Set Decoration intern. Since his graduation in May 2022, he's been selected as one of the participants of the Art Director's Guild's Production Design Initiative. He has worked in the Art Department as a scenic painter, graphic designer, and set dresser for Sony Pictures. He most recently Art PA'd for director Todd Haynes' May December and is currently on the upcoming Safdie feature at Netflix.