Osgood Perkins
Born: 1974-02-02 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor, portraying the young version of his father, Anthony Perkins' character Norman Bates in Psycho II (1983), and later appeared in films such as Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Legally Blonde (2001), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Star Trek (2009), and Nope (2022). He made his directorial debut with the horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) and has since become known for directing horror films such as I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), Gretel & Hansel (2020), Longlegs (2024), and The Monkey (2025). He co-founded the production company Phobos with producer Chris Ferguson.
Filmography
2025
- The Monkey as Uncle Chip
- Keeper ... (Director)
2024
- Longlegs ... (Director)
2022
- Nope as Fynn Bachman
- Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror as Self
2020
- Gretel & Hansel ... (Director)
2019
- The Twilight Zone as Kanamit #2
2017
- 78/52 as Self
- The Blackcoat's Daughter ... (Director)
2016
- I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House ... (Director)
2015
- The Girl in the Photographs ... (Writer)
2014
- Electric Slide as Andy Segal
2013
- Cold Comes the Night ... (Writer)
2010
- Removal as Henry Sharpe
- The Psycho Legacy ... (Thanks)
2009
- Star Trek as Enterprise Communications Officer
2007
- La Cucina as Chris
- October Road as Dr. Joshua Stone
2006
- The Utah Murder Project as Detective Charlie DeSantis
2005
- Close to Home as Charlie Forsberg
- Erosion as Steve
2004
- Dead & Breakfast as Johnny
2003
- Quigley as Guardian Angel Sweeney
2001
- Legally Blonde as Dorky David
- Not Another Teen Movie as Uninterested Guy
- Alias as Coke Bottle Glasses
1994
- Wolf as Cop
1993
- Six Degrees of Separation as Woody
1983
- Psycho II as Young Norman