Gregory Hoblit was born in Texas but moved to Northern California at a young age because of his father's job in law enforcement, a hint at what might have attracted the mystery/courtroom plots of his movie/TV credits. After graduating from UCLA, he worked as a TV co-producer with Steven Bochco until directing the 80s series, Hill Street Blues (1981) and Kanun Kanundur (1986). He made his film directorial debut with the psychological thriller, İlk Korku (1996), followed by Fallen (1998), Frekans (2000) and the WWII drama, Şeref ve cesaret (2002), starring Bruce Willis.