| Oz Perkins | |
| Birth Name: | Osgood Robert Perkins II |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1974 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor, screenwriter, director |
| Years Active: | 1983, 1993–1994, 2001–present |
| Children: | 3 |
| Father: | Anthony Perkins |
| Mother: | Berry Berenson |
| Relatives: | Elvis Perkins (brother) Osgood Perkins (grandfather) Marisa Berenson (aunt) Elsa Schiaparelli (great-grandmother) |
Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.
Perkins was born in Manhattan, New York City, the elder son of actor Anthony Perkins (1932–1992) and photographer and actress Berry Berenson (1948–2001). He is the brother of musician Elvis Perkins, a grandson of the stage actor Osgood Perkins (1892–1937), a nephew of the actress Marisa Berenson, and a great-grandson of the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973), who was a great-niece of Giovanni Schiaparelli, the Italian astronomer. His maternal grandfather was of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, and his family's original surname was "Valvrojenski".[1] [2] [3]
Perkins' first acting role was in Psycho II (1983), in which he briefly appeared as the twelve-year-old version of the Norman Bates character his father portrayed. Since then, he has appeared in the films Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Legally Blonde (2001) as "Dorky David”, Not Another Teen Movie (also 2001) and Secretary (2002), and in episodes of Alias and other television shows. He also has a brief role in the film Star Trek (2009) as a Starfleet Academy trainee. In the award winning indie film La Cucina (2007), he plays Chris, opposite Leisha Hailey.
As a filmmaker, Perkins is best known for his work in horror films. He wrote and directed films such as The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) and Longlegs (2024), and directed the dark fantasy-horror adaptation Gretel & Hansel (2020). He also appeared as one of numerous commentators in the second episode of the Shudder documentary mini-series Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (2022),[4] primarily discussing implications of his father's role as Norman Bates in Psycho and its sequels.
He was married to his wife Sidney from 1999 to July 2016. They have two children: James (b. 2004) and Beatrix (b. 2008).
| Year | Title | width=65 | Director | width=65 | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Removal | |||||
| 2013 | Cold Comes the Night | |||||
| 2015 | The Blackcoat's Daughter | |||||
| The Girl in the Photographs | ||||||
| 2016 | I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House | |||||
| 2020 | Gretel & Hansel | |||||
| 2024 | Longlegs | |||||
| 2025 | The Monkey | Post-production[5] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Psycho II | Young Norman Bates | Credited as "Osgood Perkins" | |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Woody | ||
| 1994 | Wolf | Cop | ||
| 2001 | Legally Blonde | David Kidney | ||
| Not Another Teen Movie | Uninterested Guy | |||
| 2002 | Secretary | Jonathan | ||
| 2003 | Quigley | Guardian Angel Sweeney | ||
| 2004 | Dead & Breakfast | Johnny | ||
| 2005 | Erosion | Steve | ||
| 2006 | The Utah Murder Project | Detective Charlie DeSantis | ||
| 2007 | La Cucina | Chris | ||
| 2009 | Star Trek | Enterprise Communications Officer | ||
| 2010 | Removal | Henry Sharpe | ||
| 2014 | Electric Slide | Andy Segal | ||
| 2017 | 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2022 | Nope | Fynn Bachman |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | She Spies | Karg | Episode "The Martini Shot" | |
| 2005 | Alias | Coke Bottle Glasses | Episodes "Mirage" and "A Clean Conscience" | |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Charlie Forsberg | Episode "Dead or Alive" | |
| 2008 | October Road | Dr. Joshua Stone | Episode "The Fine Art of Surfacing" | |
| 2020 | The Twilight Zone | Kanamit #2 | Episode "You Might Also Like" (credited as "Osgood Perkins") | |
| 2022 | Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror | Himself | Docuseries |
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| Beatrix Perkins | |||||||
| Erin Boyes | |||||||