Chris Morley
Chris Morley (born 1997) is an American Senior Visual Effects Supervisor and Chief Creative Officer at Base FX. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was educated at the Academy of Art University, where he earned a BFA in motion pictures and computer arts, grounding his practice in traditional artistic principles before transitioning into digital production. His career began at Tippett Studio in 2000 as a rotoscope and paint artist. This formative period led to advanced work in compositing and, ultimately, to senior leadership roles supervising visual effects pipelines across productions.
Morley spent over two decades at Tippett Studio, rising to the position of visual effects supervisor and becoming closely associated with the studio's distinctive blend of practical effects, animation, and digital compositing. A protégé of Phil Tippett, he collaborated extensively on projects that emphasised tactile, grounded imagery, including the stop-motion feature Mad God (2021), on which he served as a visual effects supervisor, compositor, director of photography, and practical effects contributor. His long-standing collaboration with Tippett extended to Disney's Star Wars franchise films, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019), as well as features like Cloverfield (2008), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Alien: Romulus (2024).
In television, Morley has supervised visual effects on a wide range of high-profile series, including The Orville (2017), The Mandalorian (2019), The Witcher (2019), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), The Book of Boba Fett (2021), Secret Invasion (2023), Ted (2024), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024), and Ironheart (2025). Beyond episodic television, he has supervised effects on international features such as Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023) and Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (2025).
Morley's work has been recognised with multiple industry honours, including Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), as well as Visual Effects Society Award nominations for Mad God (2021) and the special venue project Dream of Anhui (2017). In 2025, he joined Base FX as Chief Creative Officer and Senior Visual Effects Supervisor.
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Movies (30)
Código: Venganza
2026 · Visual Effects Supervisor
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
2025 · Visual Effects Supervisor
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
2025 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Alien: Romulus
2024 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
2023 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Black Adam
2022 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Mad God Ghoul Log
2022 · Director
Mad God
2021 · Gnome (voice), Visual Effects Supervisor, Director of Photography, Special Effects
Soul Snatcher
2020 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Lost in Russia
2020 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker
2019 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Undo
2019 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Mad God: Part 3
2018 · Director of Photography
Keep the Gaslight Burning
2018 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Han Solo: Una historia de Star Wars
2018 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Genghis Khan
2018 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Mad God: Part 2
2016 · Director of Photography
Star Wars: El despertar de la fuerza
2015 · Visual Effects Supervisor
The Crossing I
2014 · Visual Effects Supervisor
El Remanente
2014 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Mad God: Part 1
2014 · Director of Photography
Cuernos
2013 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Después de la Tierra
2013 · Compositing Supervisor
Hemingway y Gellhorn
2012 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Priest - El vengador
2011 · Compositing Supervisor
Cloverfield: Monstruo
2008 · Compositing Supervisor
Las mujeres perfectas
2004 · Visual Effects Compositor
Hombres de Negro 2
2002 · Compositor
Cammy & Mike
· Visual Effects Supervisor
TV shows (19)
VisionQuest
2026 · VFX Supervisor
Ironheart
2025 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
2024 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Las Crónicas de Spiderwick
2024 · Visual Effects Supervisor
ted
2024 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Invasión secreta
2023 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Bronca
2023 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Poker Face
2023 · VFX Director of Photography
El Resort
2022 · Digital Compositor
El hombre que cayó a la Tierra
2022 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Gaslit
2022 · Visual Effects Supervisor
El libro de Boba Fett
2021 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Sé lo que hicieron el verano pasado
2021 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Falcon Y El Soldado Del Invierno
2021 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Upload
2020 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Locke & Key
2020 · Visual Effects Supervisor
The Witcher
2019 · Visual Effects Supervisor
The Mandalorian
2019 · Visual Effects Supervisor
The Orville : Nave Interestelar
2017 · Visual Effects Supervisor