Ray Chan

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.

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. 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.

Career Chan began his career in 1993 with The Secret Rapture. 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. Chan's credits as art director also include King Arthur, Monte Carlo, Nanny McPhee, 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.

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.

Personal life and death Chan was married to Lindsay Gibbon, an architect, and had two children, Caspar and Sebastian.

Chan died near his home in Wales on 23 April 2024, at the age of 56. His final film, Deadpool & Wolverine, was released three months later and was dedicated in his memory.

At the 97th Academy Awards, there was a tribute to his name in the In Memoriam section. Chan was also similarly remembered at the 78th British Academy Film Awards.

Filmography Year Title Studio Notes 1993 The Secret Rapture Castle Hill Productions Art department assistant 1994–1996 Screen Two BBC Storyboard artist / set dresser 1995 Hackers MGM/UA Distribution Co. Junior draughtsman 1997 Robinson Crusoe Miramax Films / RHI Entertainment Assistant art director 1997–2000 The Hunger Showtime Assistant art director 1997 The Wings of the Dove Miramax Films Assistant art director 1999 The Lost Son Artisan Entertainment Art director 2000 Five Seconds to Spare ContentFilm International Art director 2001 Enigma Manhattan Pictures International Stand-by art airector 2002 Heartlands Miramax Films / DNA Films Art director 2003 Johnny English Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Working Title Films Art director: second unit 2004 King Arthur Touchstone Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films Supervising art director Thunderbirds Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Working Title Films Art director Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox / Davis Entertainment / Brandywine Productions / Impact Pictures / Stillking Films Art director National Treasure Walt Disney Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films Supervising art director; uncredited 2005 The Honeymooners Paramount Pictures Draughtsperson Stoned Screen Media Films Art director Nanny McPhee Universal Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures / Working Title Films Art director; uncredited 2006 Flyboys MGM Distribution Co. / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures / Electric Entertainment / Skydance Productions / Ingenious Media Supervising art director Blood Diamond Warner Bros. Pictures Supervising art director Children of Men Universal Pictures Art director 2008 Fool's Gold Warner Bros. Pictures Supervising art director How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Paramount Pictures Supervising art director 2010 Robin Hood Universal Pictures Senior art director Knight and Day 20th Century Fox / Regency Enterprises / Dune Entertainment Supervising art director 2011 Monte Carlo 20th Century Fox / Fox 2000 Pictures / Regency Enterprises 2012 Wrath of the Titans Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures 2013 Thor: The Dark World Marvel Studios 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron 2016 Doctor Strange 2018 Avengers: Infinity War 2019 Avengers: Endgame Supervising art director / production designer; additional photography Spider-Man: Far From Home Supervising art director 2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Production designer 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Production designer; additional photography Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Paramount Pictures / Hasbro / Entertainment One Production designer 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel Studios / Maximum Effort / 21 Laps Entertainment Production designer; posthumous release