- Draws inspiration from the career of Marlon Brando.
- The oldest of three children. He has two younger sisters named Haley and Brooke.
- Graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (2014). He was a student-athlete and played baseball for the Waves.
- Attended four colleges in four years (2010-2014): University of Oregon, Wagner College, College of the Canyons and Pepperdine University.
- His first professional acting gig was in a national Banzai Titan Blast Rocket commercial, where he was setting up the rocket with three other teenagers and then watching it launch in the sky (2009).
- Graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles (2010). Fellow alumni are actors Rami Malek, Jimmy Tatro, Rachel Bilson, Kirsten Dunst and Katharine McPhee.
- In his free time he loves to play billiards, ping pong, and darts with his family and friends.
- Represented Team USA twice for baseball in Hermosillo, Mexico & Taipei, Taiwan. Traveled to Taipei his senior year at Pepperdine to play in The Formosa Cup. The team competed against Taiwan, China, Japan and South Korea and won the tournament (2013).
- Has an astigmatism and is farsighted so he usually wears thick prescription glasses when not performing.
- Favorite novella is "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
- Last name is pronounced gr-el-ick.
- Studied acting with the late Gordon Hunt.
- Signed to the prestigious Ford Models in New York and Los Angeles before embarking on an acting career (2015).
- Graduated from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California with an MBA in Financial Planning (2017).
- Inducted into the Notre Dame High School Hall of Fame for being a player on the best baseball team in school history (2019). His 2008 team was voted State Champions by Cal-Hi Sports and is the only team at Notre Dame to win both a CIF championship and state title.
- Born at 9:26 AM - PDT.
- Accepted an acting scholarship to train at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in West Hollywood, California (2019).
- Has 15 scars on his body with 2 prominent scars on his face.
- First word was "balloon".
- Mentored by Anthony Hopkins.
- Named after the former world No. 1 tennis player Jimmy Connors.
- Encouraged by horror icon Tobin Bell to train at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute.
- Diagnosed with scoliosis as a teenager.
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