Kate Reid
- Known for
- Camera
Biography
Kate Reid, BSC, is a director of photography whose work spans high-end television, feature films, and documentaries. Her credits include Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series Silo and Steven Knight's adaptation of Great Expectations for FX/BBC, starring Olivia Colman. She lensed the HBO series The Baby, collaborating with Emmy-winning director Nicole Kassell, and also worked on The Nevers (HBO), earning a 2022 ASC Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a non-commercial television series. Other notable television work includes additional photography on the acclaimed Game of Thrones episode "The Long Night", the first season of Amazon Prime's Hanna, BBC One's Press—where she served as series DP—and Netflix's Marcella. Kate's narrative films have screened at top international festivals including Sundance, Berlin, and SXSW. She has received numerous awards for her short films, including Best Cinematography honours for her work on Nazi Boots, directed by Debs Paterson, which won at the Underwire Festival. Her documentary credits are equally impressive, including Ava DuVernay's "Venus Vs." and the Emmy-winning "Years of Living Dangerously," as well as Karen Guthrie's critically acclaimed "The Closer We Get." Across genres, her work reflects a strong command of visual language and an unwavering focus on emotional storytelling. Kate was named one of Screen Daily & The British Film Commission's Next Generation UK Film Award contenders in 2020, and in 2018 was featured in Definition Magazine's 'Ascending Stars of Cinematography'. That same year, she was invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC), and she is also a full voting member of BAFTA. Kate trained at the prestigious National Film and Television School, earning an MA in Cinematography with the support of the Freddie Francis Scholarship. She also studied film and digital media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and holds a BA in English Literature and Theatre Studies from Leeds University. Her early industry experience includes work as a camera assistant on major feature films such as Batman Begins and The Brothers Grimm, which laid the foundation for her distinctive visual style.
Known For
Filmography
The Secrets of the 12 Disciples
Movie · Camera Operator
The Education of Jane Cumming
Movie · Director of Photography
VisionQuest
TV · Other · 7 eps
What It Feels Like for a Girl
TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps
End of Summer
Movie · Director of Photography
Silo
TV · Director of Photography, Additional Director of Photography · 2 eps
Great Expectations
TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps
The Baby
TV · Director of Photography · 3 eps
The Everlasting Club
Movie · Director of Photography
The Nevers
TV · Director of Photography, Additional Photography · 1 ep
Soulmates
TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep
Hanna
TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Movie · Director of Photography
Press
TV · Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator · 6 eps
True Horror
TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep
Chasing Coral
Movie · Camera Operator
Trust Me
TV · Director of Photography, Camera Operator · 2 eps
Trial
Movie · Director of Photography
Match Girl
Movie · Director of Photography
Marcella
TV · Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator · 3 eps
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
Movie · Director of Photography
The Closer We Get
Movie · Director of Photography, Additional Director of Photography
Nazi Boots
Movie · Director of Photography
Egyptian Vice
TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps
Happy Toys
Movie · Director of Photography
The Place We Go To Hide
Movie · Director of Photography
Always the Sun
Movie · Director of Photography
Uncle
TV · Director of Photography · 7 eps
Having You
Movie · Director of Photography
Abe
Movie · Director of Photography
Nine for IX
TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep
Scrubber
Movie · Director of Photography
Rahab
Movie · Director of Photography
Call the Midwife
TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps
Me or the Dog
Movie · Director of Photography
Blooded
Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Game of Thrones
TV · Additional Director of Photography · 1 ep
Small-Time Revolutionary
Movie · Director of Photography
Nocturn
Movie · Director of Photography
Africa United
Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography
The Brothers Grimm
Movie · Clapper Loader
Batman Begins
Movie · Second Assistant Camera
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Movie · Camera Trainee
Thunderbirds
Movie · Camera Trainee
The Lazarus Child
Movie · Camera Trainee
Fakers
Movie · Camera Trainee
Solid Air
Movie · Camera Trainee