Before shooting his first feature film, Tat Radcliffe BSC worked on short films and television productions, developing experience across different formats and genres. His early television work included the British series Dead Set, Criminal Justice and Secret Diary of a Call Girl, as well as the crime drama The Shadow Line.
Radcliffe developed a recurring professional collaboration with director Yann Demange, photographing episodes of Dead Set and Top Boy. His work on the first series of Top Boy earned him a nomination for a BAFTA Television Award. In 2009, he photographed The Double Hour, an Italian thriller directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, which marked his first feature-film credit as director of photography.
In 2014, Radcliffe served as director of photography on two British feature films: '71, directed by Yann Demange, and Pride, directed by Matthew Warchus. '71 received recognition for its cinematography, including a nomination for Technical Achievement at the British Independent Film Awards. His subsequent feature credits include Jawbone (2017), White Boy Rick (2018) and Queen & Slim (2019).
Radcliffe later worked on the HBO series Lovecraft Country (2020), receiving a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. In 2022, he served as director of photography on Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, directed by Matthew Warchus. His career includes British and American productions across television and film, with credits in crime drama, historical drama, thriller and musical genres.