7.4
Movie
Directing
Osgood Perkins
- Born
- (age 52)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 35 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.4
Movie
6.8
Movie
Nope
6.8
Movie
Legally Blonde
7.0
Movie
Backrooms
6.5
Movie
Longlegs
5.8
Movie
Not Another Teen Movie
6.8
Movie
Secretary
6.0
Movie
Gretel & Hansel
6.0
Movie
The Monkey
6.1
Movie
Wolf
5.9
Movie
The Blackcoat's Daughter
6.5
Movie
Psycho II
6.8
TV
Alias
4.6
Movie
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
6.7
TV
The Twilight Zone
6.4
Movie
Six Degrees of Separation
5.7
Movie
Keeper
5.4
Movie
Cold Comes the Night
Acting credits 23
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Monkey Film | Uncle Chip |
| 2022 | Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Nope Film | Fynn Bachman |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone TV | Kanamit #2 (1 ep) |
| 2017 | 78/52 Film | Self |
| 2014 | Electric Slide Film | Andy Segal |
| 2010 | Removal Film | Henry Sharpe |
| 2009 | Star Trek Film | Enterprise Communications Officer |
| 2007 | La Cucina Film | Chris |
| 2007 | October Road TV | Dr. Joshua Stone (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The Utah Murder Project Film | Detective Charlie DeSantis |
| 2005 | Close to Home TV | Charlie Forsberg (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Erosion Film | Steve |
| 2004 | Dead & Breakfast Film | Johnny |
| 2003 | Quigley Film | Guardian Angel Sweeney |
| 2002 | Secretary Film | Jonathan |
| 2002 | She Spies TV | Karg (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie Film | Uninterested Guy |
| 2001 | Alias TV | Coke Bottle Glasses (2 ep) |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde Film | Dorky David |
| 1994 | Wolf Film | Cop |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation Film | Woody |
| 1983 | Psycho II Film | Young Norman |
Crew credits 15
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | 4X4: The Event Film | Producer |
| 2028 | Hexagram Film | Director, Writer, Characters, Producer |
| 2027 | The Young People Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2026 | Backrooms Film | Producer |
| 2025 | Keeper Film | Director |
| 2025 | The Monkey Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2024 | Longlegs Film | Director, Writer, Music |
| 2020 | Gretel & Hansel Film | Director |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone TV | Director, Writer (1 ep) |
| 2017 | The Blackcoat's Daughter Film | Director, Writer |
| 2016 | I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House Film | Director, Writer |
| 2015 | The Girl in the Photographs Film | Writer |
| 2013 | Cold Comes the Night Film | Writer |
| 2010 | Removal Film | Writer |
| 2010 | The Psycho Legacy Film | Thanks |