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.

Directed

1. Longlegs (2024) — Director
2. Gretel & Hansel (2020) — Director
3. The Monkey (2025) — Director
4. The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017) — Director
5. I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) — Director
6. The Twilight Zone (2019) — Director
7. Keeper (2025) — Director
8. The Young People — Director
9. Untitled Longlegs Film (2028) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Star Trek (2009) — Enterprise Communications Officer
2. Nope (2022) — Fynn Bachman
3. Legally Blonde (2001) — Dorky David
4. Not Another Teen Movie (2001) — Uninterested Guy
5. Secretary (2002) — Jonathan
6. The Monkey (2025) — Uncle Chip
7. Wolf (1994) — Cop
8. Psycho II (1983) — Young Norman
9. Alias (2001) — Coke Bottle Glasses
10. The Twilight Zone (2019) — Kanamit #2
11. Six Degrees of Separation (1993) — Woody
12. 78/52 (2017) — Self
13. Dead & Breakfast (2004) — Johnny
14. Removal (2010) — Henry Sharpe
15. Electric Slide (2014) — Andy Segal
16. She Spies (2002) — Karg
17. Close to Home (2005) — Charlie Forsberg
18. October Road (2007) — Dr. Joshua Stone
19. La Cucina (2007) — Chris
20. Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (2022) — Self
21. Quigley (2003) — Guardian Angel Sweeney
22. Erosion (2005) — Steve
23. The Utah Murder Project (2006) — Detective Charlie DeSantis