Gregory Christian was born in Soviet-era Armenia to his mother, Jacqueline, and father, Jerry, who were former Siberian exiles. He has two older brothers, and his family immigrated to the United States in 1980.
As a young author, Gregory participated in the California Young Authors' Conference, where he placed 1st and 2nd place, respectively, in his age division, in 1986 and 1987. He briefly attended Pacoima Magnet for the Arts, the same school that was attended by both Ritchie Valens and Christina Applegate.
Gregory received an accolade for his four-year tenure in El Camino Real's Theatre Arts program, which is considered one of the finest in the country. He also won a 1st Place award for his Shakespeare Festival Scene, presented to a select audience, including members of the Royal Shakespeare Company, in 1993.
Gregory has appeared in regional theatre and directed numerous short films from 1993 to 2005, performing for Hollywood notables such as Jane Lynch, Tommy Chong, and Jane Russell. He was nominated for an Irene Ryan Acting Award for his work in Los Angeles Pierce College's production of "The Laramie Project" in 2004 and won "Best Actor in a New Play" from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
In 2006, Gregory made his neo-noir film writing and directing debut with the erotic thriller "Cowboy Junction," which has since become a cult classic. The script for "Cowboy Junction" was inducted into the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gregory's sophomore film, "Deadly Sins" (2008),features Anne Lockhart and Mark Arnold. He has also produced the short films "Letter From God" (2008) and "Outpost" (2009). In 2009, he completed his third script, a psychological mystery, and is currently working on his fourth, an action-adventure.
Gregory has listed David Lynch and Alfred Hitchcock as his directorial inspirations. He runs his Rebel Films production company from his home base in Los Angeles and is related to celebrated Russian playwright Perch Zeytuntsyan.
