Biography
Christopher Hobbs (1941–2024) was a British production designer and actor. He began working in film as a props designer on Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971) and went on to collaborate extensively with Derek Jarman, contributing to several of the director’s productions including Caravaggio (1986), for which he painted sets and canvases.
Hobbs served as production designer on Velvet Goldmine (1998), Mansfield Park (1999) and the BBC serial Gormenghast (2000), the last of which earned him a Royal Television Society award. He also appeared as an actor in Jarman films such as Sebastiane (1976) and Edward II (1991).
