Tim Pope always aspired to be a filmmaker. He pursued film studies at Ravensbourne College in Bromley and landed a job operating cameras for a company that trained politicians for media and TV appearances, allowing him to frequent No. 10 Downing Street. With the equipment he 'borrowed', he began capturing live performances of bands like The Psychedelic Furs and The Specials.

As the demand for pop videos surged in the early 1980s, he collaborated with many iconic artists, including Neil Young, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Talk Talk, The Bangles, Queen, Paul McCartney, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Strawberry Switchblade, Hall and Oates, The Pretenders, Tom Tom Club, Paul Weller, Amanda Palmer, Wham!, Terry Hall, Dave Stewart, Kim Wilde, Men Without Hats, The The, Soft Cell, Fatboy Slim, The Darkness, The Kaiser Chiefs, Tim Burgess, and notably The Cure, for whom he directed 37 music videos, many considered to be iconic works.

Tim also ventured into television, creating documentaries like 'The Groovy Fellers' with Jools Holland, live concert films like 'The Cure in Orange' and 'David Bowie’s 50th Birthday Celebration at Madison Square Garden', and award-winning short films like 'Phone', which Matin Scorsese contacted Tim to say he enjoyed. He directed 'The Crow: City of Angels' in Hollywood, which achieved the top box-office position in the U.S., despite complications during post-production involving the Weinstein brothers, Bob and Harvey.

In the advertising realm, Tim has created numerous commercials on both sides of The Atlantic for brands including Kodak, Coca Cola, Agent Provocateur, Renault, the BBC, and Saint Laurent. His recent projects include 'Anniversary', a film celebrating The Cure's 40-year career, released in over 2,500 cinemas worldwide, and The The's 'Comeback Special' filmed at The Royal Albert Hall, which topped the video charts in 2023.

In 2019, he directed a well-received documentary for ITV entitled 'Coming Home', focusing on actress Sheridan Smith as she overcame her mental wellbeing issues. In 2022, he was honoured by being appointed as the patron of the BIMM film faculty in Berlin, establishing a scholarship providing three years of free education for deserving students.

Looking ahead to 2025, Tim is set to direct his self-written comeback film, 'The Beating of a Moth's Wing', starring actress Béatrice Dalle and other named actors. He is also publishing (through Wildfire Books) his memoir to be released in fall of 2025, 'A Director's Eye', which is under discussion to be adapted into a TV series. Other plans are for a much-anticipated cinema documentary, working in close collaboration with Robert Smith, telling the history of The Cure. Tim continues to lecture at film schools and universities, as well as frequently hosting evenings, in the UK and abroad, to talk about his life and work.