Grier White was born in 2002, and raised in the southwest Scotland coastal town of Stranraer. He attended primary and secondary school in the town, and joined the towns local drama club in 2017 as a junior member, sparking his creative side!
Being apart of Stranraer Drama Club helped Grier find confidence, and after finishing secondary school, he decided to continue his studies in the creative industry at Ayrshire College, where he studied Media Analysis & Production - shout out Ritchie & John!
While studying, he continued to work within the drama club, featuring in multiple musicals, one-acts and pantomimes. His first taste for writing also came from within the club, co-writing an 'I'm A Celeb' parody - 'The Jungle Fling', which would go onto win regional drama awards. Later becoming an adult member, Grier would go on to write & direct the 2021 sell-out pantomime, 'Jack & The Beanstalk' - his proudest achievement to date!
Through 2020, Grier studied at The University of the West of Scotland, continuing on from his college course into Broadcast Production: TV & Radio, which he graduated from in 2022. The course helped him produce one of his favourite projects - 'On Hold'. Alongside the course, during the lockdowns, he also filmed sketches with friends from the course, later compiling them in 'Overexposed' which featured over an hour of material and spawned the character of Sammy Headband, Grier's chaotic musical alter ego.
Graduating in 2022 with a Bachelors, how fancy, Grier would perform his first stand-up set at The Smoking Goat's 'Some Comedy Yeah' open mic night. Later in the year, Grier moved to Larne with his partner. He went on to perform multiple stand-up sets on the Belfast circuit before settling down and starting his career as an optical assistant, gaining multiple qualifications in the sector.
As life went on, the creative output slowed, however releasing 4 stand-up sets from different rooms around the house - 'The Home Tour' - and at the tale end of 2025 releasing an ambitious six episode audio-comedy, highlighting the trials and tribulations of secondary school - 'Webbed Feet' - written, narrated and edited by Grier, featuring a great voice cast from across the UK.
In 2026, Grier has now moved back to Scotland with his partner and has settled back into Stranraer Drama Club. Upcoming projects include work within the club on their Autumn & Winter shows. Stand-up sets are on the cards and sketch comedy will return, alongside new scripts for long form comedy in production.
Supported causes
Crohn's & Colitis UK helps raise awareness, drives research and campaigns for those with Crohn's, Colitis and other Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in the UK.
Grier supports the cause as his partner lives with Crohn's and the foundation has been a great source of information on the disease and if you would like to learn more about the disease, what the foundation is up to and how you can help, then click the button below to visit their website.
CALM, are a UK-based charity that campaigns everyday to stand against feeling shit and taking on the flight against suicide. 125 lives are lost every week to suicide. And 75% of all UK suicides are male. CALM exists as a charity to change this. Grier has also been a great supporter of the fashion brand, 'Boys Get Sad Too', which donate 10% of all profits to CALM.
Cancer Research UK are the pioneers in pushing for new cures and treatments for the many different forms of cancer in the UK. They run many campaigns and fundraisers throughout the year and their website is a wealth of information on cancer.
Grier has been a supporter of Cancer Research UK and Channel 4's 'Stand Up To Cancer' campaign for many years and has fundraised for them in the past and believes it's an important cause as it affects everyone, everywhere.
Acting for others provides financial and emotional support to theatre profesionals in times of need. Grier found the casue during the covid-19 pandemic when they teamed up with other wothry charitys to create 'The Show Must Go On!' campaign that raised awareness throughout the pandemic and how the virus disrupted thousands of productions around the world.