Ray Chan (art director)
British art director and production designer (1967–2024)
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Raymond Chan (1 December 1967 – 23 April 2024) was a British art director and production designer best known for his work on several films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise.
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1 December 1967
- Art director
- production designer
Ray Chan | |
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Chan in Marvel Studios: Assembled, 2021 | |
| Born | Raymond Chan 1 December 1967 Oldham, Greater Manchester, England |
| Died | 23 April 2024 (aged 56) Glamorgan, Wales |
| Alma mater | Liverpool School of Art Kingston School of Art |
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| Years active | 1993–2024 |
| Spouse | Lindsay Gibbon |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | ADG Excellence in Production Design Award (2015, 2020) |
Early life and education
Raymond Chan was born the oldest of three children to Hong Kong parents in Oldham on 1 December 1967. His mother was a machinist and his father was a bus driver.[1] He graduated from the Liverpool School of Art, with a degree in graphic design. Chan then went on to earn a Masters degree in Film and Television at Kingston School of Art.[2]
Career
Chan began his career in 1993 with The Secret Rapture.[3] He first joined Marvel Studios on Thor: The Dark World as a supervising art director. His credits as a supervising art director included Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home. Chan's credits as a production designer included The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Deadpool & Wolverine.[4][5] Chan's credits as art director also include King Arthur, Monte Carlo,[6] Nanny McPhee,[7] National Treasure, Blood Diamond, Knight and Day, Wrath of the Titans, Alien vs. Predator and Children of Men. He was featured on Marvel Studios: Assembled in 2021.[4]
Nominated for it five times, Chan won the ADG Excellence in Production Design Award for his work on Guardians of the Galaxy in 2015 and for his work on Avengers: Endgame in 2020.[7][8]
Personal life and death
Chan was married to Lindsay Gibbon, an architect, and had two children, Caspar and Sebastian.[9]
Chan died from an intracerebral hemorrhage near his home in Wales on 23 April 2024, at the age of 56.[2][10][11] His final film, Deadpool & Wolverine, was released three months later and was dedicated in his memory.[12]
At the 97th Academy Awards, there was a tribute to his name in the In Memoriam section.[13] Chan was also similarly remembered at the 78th British Academy Film Awards.
