Catherine Goldschmidt ASC BSC is a BAFTA, Emmy and ASC Award-nominated cinematographer, with a background in award-winning independent feature films and documentaries. She was named a “Rising Star of Cinematography” by American Cinematographer magazine in recognition of her work in episodic television.
Her television credits include lead cinematographer on the twelfth season of Doctor Who, the Emmy-nominated series Dummy, and the BBC/Amazon miniseries Chloe. Her work on Dummy pioneered a new approach to framing, which was featured in both American Cinematographer and British Cinematographer magazines.
Goldschmidt’s cinematography on the first season of HBO’s House of the Dragon earned her nominations for the 2023 Emmy and ASC Awards for Outstanding Cinematography in a One-Hour Television Series. Her work on the season two finale also received a 2025 ASC Award nomination. More recently, her cinematography on the second season of HBO’s The Last of Us, praised by IndieWire as “Bleak, Beautiful, Brilliant”, received a nomination for the 2026 BAFTA Television Craft Award. She has also completed filming on the second season of Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, working with director Miguel Sapochnik.
Goldschmidt holds an MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute and a BA in Film Studies from Wesleyan University. She is a member of BAFTA, the Television Academy, ICG Local 600, the American Society of Cinematographers and the British Society of Cinematographers. She holds both US and UK passports.
Alongside fellow cinematographer Vanessa Whyte BSC, Goldschmidt is a founding member of Illuminatrix, a collective of female cinematographers working in the UK. Outside filmmaking, she speaks French and enjoys tap dancing, dogs and juggling.