Osgood Perkins

Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2, 1974) is an American film director, writer and actor. He was born in New York City, New York, the elder son of the actor Anthony Perkins and the photographer and actress Berry Berenson.

Perkins's first acting role was in 1983's "Psycho II", in which he briefly appeared as the twelve-year-old version of the Norman Bates character his father had created. Since then, he has appeared in the 1993 film adaptation of the play "Six Degrees of Separation", the 2001 film "Legally Blonde" as, Dorky David, and he also appeared in "Not Another Teen Movie" and "Secretary", and on episodes of "Alias" and other television shows. He also has a brief role in the 2009 film "Star Trek" as a Starfleet Academy trainee. In the award winning indie film "La Cucina" he plays Chris, opposite Leisha Hailey. He also had a brief role in the 2022 film "Nope" as Fynn Bachman.

He directed the horror films "The Blackcoat's Daughter" (2015), "I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House" (2016), "Gretel & Hansel" (2020), "Longlegs" (2024), "The Monkey" (2025) and "Keeper" (2025). He also directed an episode of "The Twilight Zone" (2019).