Osgood Perkins
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
Close to Home
Secretary
She Spies
The Twilight Zone
The Monkey
Nope
Legally Blonde
Star Trek
October Road
Alias
Not Another Teen Movie
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
Wolf
Psycho II
Six Degrees of Separation
Removal
Dead & Breakfast
78/52
Electric Slide
Quigley
La Cucina
Erosion
The Utah Murder Project