Grayson was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a strong background in fine art. He spent a year at Rochester Institute of Technology before earning his BFA in Production Design from UNC School of the Arts. His work as a production designer on student films has been screened at film festivals such as CAA's 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 worked in the Art Department in Atlanta as a scenic painter, graphic designer, and set dresser for Sony Pictures.