Mike Gray hails from the great state of Texas. Born in Houston, by the age of 12, Mike's interest in being a performer was realized when he made his acting debut at Canterbury Episcopal School in the play production Red Riding Hood. An eye opener to Mike, as well as his parents, performing was a hidden talent that obviously needed to be cultivated. Multi-talented and a skilled athlete, Mike became very involved in school sports which temporarily put his acting on the back burner. However, it was evident that the flame was still burning bright, as he couldn't stop picking up the camera. Shooting hilarious YouTube videos with his friends, holding full-scale casting calls and further honing his skills as a budding actor, comedian and director/editor - Mike realized that entertainment was his passion. Upon graduation from Frisco High School, Hollywood came calling and Mike was accepted into the acting bachelors program at The American Musical & Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles. Taking full advantage of being in the entertainment capital of the world, Mike fully immersed himself into his training at AMDA, and gradually started to book short films, commercials, as well as stage productions. Mike was conspicuously talented, and shortly before graduating, he caught the eye of a local talent manager and quickly hit the ground running. Since that time, Mike has had turns on theater productions, web series', national commercials, network television and feature films. A truly creative spirit, Mike also continues to expand his repertoire as a director and editor under the mantle Mike Gray Films, and has successfully produced numerous music videos, short films, web series and documentaries. Mike currently resides in Los Angeles.
Author, Filmmaker and Drug Reformer.
His son, Lucas Gray , is a storyboard artist for The Simpsons.
Before he started work on the screenplay for The China Syndrome , he typed out the entire screenplay of The African Queen in order to learn the format. He wrote it standing up, because he had read that Ernest Hemingway wrote that way.
He graduated from Purdue, where he studied aeronautical engineering, and became an editor for Aviation Age. He later moved to Chicago and started making television commercials and documentaries.
