Reid grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. Before acting, he was a gymnast and represented NZ at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. In 2016, he completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Auckland and began working in commercial real estate. After a few years of selling property and performing circus professionally, Reid landed a role on Power Rangers (dir. Simon Bennett). This experience inspired him to move to Australia and train professionally. Reid is now a passionate actor, filmmaker and acrobat, based in Sydney.
Reid began Artistic Gymnastics at the age of four and competed for seventeen years. He won the New Zealand National Junior Title in 2006. He also went on to win the Australian National Pommel Horse Title in 2014.
In 2012, Reid was one of the 506 people who helped break the Guinness World Record for "Skinny Dipping". This took place at the Rhythm and Vines Music Festival in Gisborne, New Zealand.