Catherine is an Emmy and ASC Award nominated cinematographer. With a background in shooting award-winning independent features and documentaries, Catherine was named a “Rising Star of Cinematography” by American Cinematographer Magazine for her work in episodic. Her TV credits include lead DP on the 12th Season of Doctor Who, the Emmy-nominated show Dummy, (for which she pioneered a new approach to framing that was featured in both American Cinematographer and British Cinematographer Magazine) and the critically acclaimed BBC/Amazon original mini-series Chloe. She also shot a block on the last season of A Discovery of Witches for Sky/AMC, as well as on HBO’s hit prequel series to Game of Thrones – House of the Dragon, for which she was nominated for both the 2023 Emmy Award and the ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography in a One Hour Television Drama. Her most recent credits include the new Sally Wainwright original series Renegade Nell for Disney +, as well as the second season of House of the Dragon, for which she shot the season finale.

Catherine has an MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute, and a BA in Film Studies from Wesleyan University. She is a voting member of BAFTA, a full accredited member of the British Society of Cinematographers as well a member of ICG Local #600. She holds both US and UK Passports.

Along with fellow cinematographer Vanessa Whyte, Catherine is a founding member of illuminatrix– a collective of female cinematographers in the UK.

A French-speaker, a tap-dancer, a dog-lover, and a three-ball juggler, Catherine is happy for people to call her Katie, Catherine, Schmidty… but never Cathy.