
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.
Known For

Close to Home
2005 · tv

The Twilight Zone
2019 · tv

The Monkey
2025 · movie

Secretary
2002 · movie

Legally Blonde
2001 · movie

Star Trek
2009 · movie

She Spies
2002 · tv

Nope
2022 · movie

Not Another Teen Movie
2001 · movie

October Road
2007 · tv

Alias
2001 · tv

Psycho II
1983 · movie

Wolf
1994 · movie

Six Degrees of Separation
1993 · movie

78/52
2017 · movie

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022 · tv

Removal
2010 · movie

Electric Slide
2014 · movie

Dead & Breakfast
2004 · movie

Erosion
2005 · movie

Quigley
2003 · movie

La Cucina
2007 · movie