Osgood Perkins
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.
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Movies (26)
The Young People
Director (Directing)
2026
Keeper
Director (Directing)
2025
The Monkey
as Uncle Chip
2025
Longlegs
Writer (Writing)
2024
Nope
as Fynn Bachman
2022
Gretel & Hansel
Director (Directing)
2020
78/52
as Self
2017
The Blackcoat's Daughter
Writer (Writing)
2017
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
Writer (Writing)
2016
The Girl in the Photographs
Writer (Writing)
2015
Electric Slide
as Andy Segal
2014
Cold Comes the Night
Writer (Writing)
2013
Removal
as Henry Sharpe
2010
The Psycho Legacy
Thanks (Crew)
2010
Star Trek
as Enterprise Communications Officer
2009
La Cucina
as Chris
2007
The Utah Murder Project
as Detective Charlie DeSantis
2006
Erosion
as Steve
2005
Dead & Breakfast
as Johnny
2004
Quigley
as Guardian Angel Sweeney
2003
Secretary
as Jonathan
2002
Not Another Teen Movie
as Uninterested Guy
2001
Legally Blonde
as Dorky David
2001
Wolf
as Cop
1994
Six Degrees of Separation
as Woody
1993
Psycho II
as Young Norman
1983
