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Osgood Perkins

Directing · Born 1974-02-02 · New York City, New York, USA

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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Filmography

2028Untitled Longlegs FilmDirector
2026BackroomsProducer
2025KeeperDirector
2025The MonkeyUncle Chip
2024LonglegsDirector
2022Queer for Fear: The History of Queer HorrorSelf
2022NopeFynn Bachman
2020Gretel & HanselDirector
2019The Twilight ZoneKanamit #2
201778/52Self
2017The Blackcoat's DaughterDirector
2016I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the HouseDirector
2015The Girl in the PhotographsWriter
2014Electric SlideAndy Segal
2013Cold Comes the NightWriter
2010RemovalHenry Sharpe
2010The Psycho LegacyThanks
2009Star TrekEnterprise Communications Officer
2007La CucinaChris
2007October RoadDr. Joshua Stone
2006The Utah Murder ProjectDetective Charlie DeSantis
2005Close to HomeCharlie Forsberg
2005ErosionSteve
2004Dead & BreakfastJohnny
2003QuigleyGuardian Angel Sweeney
2002SecretaryJonathan
2002She SpiesKarg
2001Not Another Teen MovieUninterested Guy
2001AliasCoke Bottle Glasses
2001Legally BlondeDorky David
1994WolfCop
1993Six Degrees of SeparationWoody
1983Psycho IIYoung Norman
—The Young PeopleDirector
—Untitled Original Kane Parsons FilmWriter

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