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Osgood Perkins

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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

7.5

She Spies

2002 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Comedy

7.4

Star Trek

2009 · Movie · Sci-Fi · Action

6.8

Alias

2001 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

6.5

Longlegs

2024 · Movie · Crime · Horror

6.8

Secretary

2002 · Movie · Romance · Drama

6.8

Nope

2022 · Movie · Horror · Sci-Fi

5.6

Keeper

2025 · Movie · Horror · Mystery

6.5

Psycho II

1983 · Movie · Horror · Mystery

6.1

Wolf

1994 · Movie · Horror · Drama

5.4

Removal

2010 · Movie · Crime · Horror

3.5

Erosion

2005 · Movie · Drama · Romance

7.1

78/52

2017 · Movie · Documentary

4.4

Quigley

2003 · Movie · Comedy · Family

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