---
name: "Ray Yamagata"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ray-yamagata"
fi1m_id: "ray-yamagata"
imdb_id: "nm0945300"
tmdb_id: 1434016
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T14:39:58.820677+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ray Yamagata

## Identity

Ray Yamagata

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ray-yamagata
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ray-yamagata
- **IMDb ID:** nm0945300
- **TMDB ID:** 1434016
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945300/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1434016

Production designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 2006–2007
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945300/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1434016

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Californication*](https://film.one/tv/californication.md) (63)

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## Biography

Ray Yamagata is a production designer and art director. He has worked extensively in television, with credits including production design on the series *Californication* (2012–2014).

His other television work includes production design on *House of Lies* (2014–2016), *Ray Donovan* (2015–2020, including the 2022 film), *White Famous* (2017), *American Gigolo* (2022), *The Brothers Sun* (2024) and *Ballard* (2025). Earlier credits include art direction on *Cold Case* (2006–2010) and *Undercovers* (2010–2012), and art department roles on films such as *Spartan* (2004) and *The Black Dahlia* (2006).

Yamagata won a Primetime Emmy Award.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Californication* (2007), Fi1m 63, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), Fi1m 56, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *On Call* (2025), series, Production Design
- *American Gigolo* (2022), series, Production Design
- *Ray Donovan: The Movie* (2022), Production Design
- *Redbelt* (2008), as Art Direction
- *Californication* (2007), series, as Art Direction · Production Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md)
- *The Alibi* (2006), as Art Direction
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Art Direction — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Herbie Fully Loaded* (2005), Assistant Art Director
- *Breakin' All the Rules* (2004), Assistant Art Director
- *Spartan* (2004), Assistant Art Director
- *Bad Santa* (2003), Assistant Art Director

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