
Osgood Perkins
Directing
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.
Born: February 2, 1974 · New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (29)

Keeper
2025

The Monkey
2025

Longlegs
2024

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022

Nope
2022

Gretel & Hansel
2020

The Twilight Zone
2019

78/52
2017

The Blackcoat's Daughter
2017

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016

The Girl in the Photographs
2015

Electric Slide
2014

Cold Comes the Night
2013

Removal
2010

The Psycho Legacy
2010

Star Trek
2009

La Cucina
2007

October Road
2007

Close to Home
2005

Dead & Breakfast
2004

Quigley
2003

Secretary
2002

She Spies
2002

Not Another Teen Movie
2001

Alias
2001

Legally Blonde
2001

Wolf
1994

Six Degrees of Separation
1993

Psycho II
1983
