Strasz made his first attempt at directing in Los Angeles when he filmed "Broken". From over 500 submissions his short film was one of the 10 semi-finalist in the Producer Guild of America Oscar challenge.
In 2006 for "The Triangle" Greg Strasz received an Honor certificate from the Academy of the Television Art and Sciences for his contribution to the "Emmy Award winning achievement for outstanding special visual effects for a miniseries".
He speaks 4 different languages: Polish, German, Italian and English.