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Osgood Perkins

Director • Born 1974

Osgood Perkins

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About

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

Backrooms posterBackroomsMovie • 2026Close to Home posterClose to HomeSeries • 2005Legally Blonde posterLegally BlondeMovie • 2001She Spies posterShe SpiesSeries • 2002The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 2019The Monkey posterThe MonkeyMovie • 2025Nope posterNopeMovie • 2022Longlegs posterLonglegsMovie • 2024Star Trek posterStar TrekMovie • 2009Secretary posterSecretaryMovie • 2002Alias posterAliasSeries • 2001Not Another Teen Movie posterNot Another Teen MovieMovie • 2001October Road posterOctober RoadSeries • 2007Keeper posterKeeperMovie • 2025Gretel & Hansel posterGretel & HanselMovie • 2020Wolf posterWolfMovie • 1994Psycho II posterPsycho IIMovie • 1983The Blackcoat's Daughter posterThe Blackcoat's DaughterMovie • 2017The Girl in the Photographs posterThe Girl in the PhotographsMovie • 2015Six Degrees of Separation posterSix Degrees of SeparationMovie • 1993Cold Comes the Night posterCold Comes the NightMovie • 2013I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House posterI Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the HouseMovie • 2016Dead & Breakfast posterDead & BreakfastMovie • 2004Electric Slide posterElectric SlideMovie • 2014