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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Psycho II
as Young Norman
1983

Dead & Breakfast
as Johnny
2004

La Cucina
as Chris
2007

Star Trek
as Enterprise Communications Officer
2009

Erosion
as Steve
2005

Removal
as Henry Sharpe
2010

Quigley
as Guardian Angel Sweeney
2003

The Utah Murder Project
as Detective Charlie DeSantis
2006

Nope
as Fynn Bachman
2022

Legally Blonde
as Dorky David
2001

Six Degrees of Separation
as Woody
1993

Secretary
as Jonathan
2002

The Monkey
as Uncle Chip
2025

78/52
as Self
2017

Not Another Teen Movie
as Uninterested Guy
2001

Electric Slide
as Andy Segal
2014

Wolf
as Cop
1994






