Born in New York City, USA. Gray graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. His feature debut, Little Odessa (1994), made at the age of 25, was critically acclaimed, winning the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Critics Award at the Deauville Film Festival, among other honors. He went on to direct The Yards (2000), We Own the Night (2007), Two Lovers (2008), The Immigrant (2013), and Armageddon Time (2022), all of which were invited to the Cannes Film Festival. His latest film, Paper Tiger, is also an official selection in the Competition section of the Cannes Film Festival.
