Osgood Perkins

Directing

Osgood Perkins

Born February 2, 1974New York City, New York, USA31 credits

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

Keeper
2025Keeper
DirectorMovie
The Monkey
2025The Monkey
as Uncle ChipMovie
Longlegs
2024Longlegs
DirectorMovie
Nope
2022Nope
as Fynn BachmanMovie
Gretel & Hansel
2020Gretel & Hansel
DirectorMovie
The Twilight Zone
2019The Twilight Zone
as Kanamit #2TV
78/52
201778/52
as SelfMovie
Electric Slide
2014Electric Slide
as Andy SegalMovie
Removal
2010Removal
as Henry SharpeMovie
Star Trek
2009Star Trek
as Enterprise Communications OfficerMovie
La Cucina
2007La Cucina
as ChrisMovie
October Road
2007October Road
as Dr. Joshua StoneTV
T
2006The Utah Murder Project
as Detective Charlie DeSantisMovie
Close to Home
2005Close to Home
as Charlie ForsbergTV
Erosion
2005Erosion
as SteveMovie
Dead & Breakfast
2004Dead & Breakfast
as JohnnyMovie
Quigley
2003Quigley
as Guardian Angel SweeneyMovie
Secretary
2002Secretary
as JonathanMovie
She Spies
2002She Spies
as KargTV
Not Another Teen Movie
2001Not Another Teen Movie
as Uninterested GuyMovie
Alias
2001Alias
as Coke Bottle GlassesTV
Legally Blonde
2001Legally Blonde
as Dorky DavidMovie
Wolf
1994Wolf
as CopMovie
Psycho II
1983Psycho II
as Young NormanMovie