Trey was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. At the age of 15, Trey auditioned and was 1 of 15 students state-wide accepted into the prestigious South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities 2 year residential high school pre-professional actor training program. He went on to study musical theatre at Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, SC. During his four years, he received 6 Irene Ryan Acting Nominations from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. After graduation he completed 2 acting internships and moved to New York City.