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.

Known For

The Monkey 2025 ★ 6.0
Nope 2022 ★ 6.8
The Twilight Zone 2019 ★ 6.7
Electric Slide 2014 ★ 5.0
Removal 2010 ★ 5.5
Star Trek 2009 ★ 7.4
October Road 2007 ★ 6.2
La Cucina 2007 ★ 4.0
The Utah Murder Project 2006
Close to Home 2005 ★ 5.9
Erosion 2005 ★ 3.5
Dead & Breakfast 2004 ★ 5.5
Quigley 2003 ★ 4.4
Secretary 2002 ★ 6.8
She Spies 2002 ★ 7.5
Legally Blonde 2001 ★ 6.8
Not Another Teen Movie 2001 ★ 5.8
Alias 2001 ★ 6.8
Wolf 1994 ★ 6.1
Six Degrees of Separation 1993 ★ 6.4
Psycho II 1983 ★ 6.5