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.
Psycho II
(Young Norman)
Dead & Breakfast
(Johnny)
La Cucina
(Chris)
Star Trek
(Enterprise Communications Officer)
Erosion
(Steve)
Removal
(Henry Sharpe)
Quigley
(Guardian Angel Sweeney)
The Utah Murder Project
(Detective Charlie DeSantis)
Nope
(Fynn Bachman)
Legally Blonde
(Dorky David)
Six Degrees of Separation
(Woody)
Secretary
(Jonathan)
The Monkey
(Uncle Chip)
78/52
(Self)
Not Another Teen Movie
(Uninterested Guy)
Electric Slide
(Andy Segal)
Wolf
(Cop)
October Road
(Dr. Joshua Stone)
Close to Home
(Charlie Forsberg)
Alias
(Coke Bottle Glasses)
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
(Self)
She Spies
(Karg)
The Twilight Zone
(Kanamit #2)
Cold Comes the Night
(Writer)
The Blackcoat's Daughter
(Writer)
The Blackcoat's Daughter
(Director)
The Girl in the Photographs
(Writer)
Longlegs
(Writer)
Longlegs
(Director)
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
(Writer)
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
(Director)
The Psycho Legacy
(Thanks)
Keeper
(Director)
Removal
(Writer)
The Monkey
(Director)
The Monkey
(Screenplay)
Gretel & Hansel
(Director)
Longlegs
(Music)
The Young People
(Director)
The Young People
(Producer)
The Young People
(Writer)
The Twilight Zone
(Director)
The Twilight Zone
(Writer)