Born in Cleveland, OH, Gregory Connors attended the University of Akron, earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After moving to Dallas, TX for his first job as a welding specialist, he began taking acting classes. He later moved to New York City to study acting full time, eventually attending the Graduate Acting Program at NYU Tisch, where he would earn his MFA.
Upon graduating, he made his professional stage debut in the 2019 production of Coriolanus at the The Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park Summer Series.