Michael Chan

Actor | Director | Writer

Michael Chan was born and raised in New York City. Upon graduating from high school, at 18, he enlisted into the United States Marine Corps from 2004 to 2008 and deployed twice to Fallujah, Iraq. After the Marine Corps, he aspired to pursue a career in filmmaking and got his start at LaGuardia Community College. In 2010, he was admitted to the University of Southern California’’s School of Cinematic Arts and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Production in 2012. He began his career at Marvel Studios as a visual effects post production assistant on Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy. Recently, Michael graduated from the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory with a Master of Fine Arts in Directing. During his tenure as a fellow, he directed five short films and wrote a feature screenplay based on his short film, Cavities, about a teenager abandoned by his family who enters a life of crime. His stories reflect both his experiences growing up in a broken home and his time in the Marine Corps. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.