
Osgood Perkins
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

Close to Home
2005

Nope
2022

Legally Blonde
2001

Star Trek
2009

Secretary
2002

The Twilight Zone
2019

She Spies
2002

Not Another Teen Movie
2001

Alias
2001

Wolf
1994

Psycho II
1983

October Road
2007

Six Degrees of Separation
1993

78/52
2017

Erosion
2005

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022

Removal
2010

Electric Slide
2014

La Cucina
2007

Dead & Breakfast
2004

Quigley
2003

The Utah Murder Project
2006