Director
Osgood Perkins
Born February 2, 1974 in New York City, New York, USA
8 films
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).
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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.
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First watchLonglegs20246.5FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers…View filmEssential films
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8 films as director- TBAThe Young PeopleDirector
- 2028Untitled Longlegs FilmDirector
- 2025KeeperDirector
- 2025The MonkeyDirector
- 2024LonglegsDirector
- 2020Gretel & HanselDirector
- 2017The Blackcoat's DaughterDirector
- 2016I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the HouseDirector