Osgood Perkins

Osgood Robert Perkins II is an American filmmaker and actor. Since the 2010s, he directed the horror films The Blackcoat's Daughter, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs, The Monkey and Keeper.
He began his career as a child actor, portraying the young version of his father Anthony Perkins' character Norman Bates in Psycho II, and later appeared in films such as Six Degrees of Separation, Legally Blonde, Not Another Teen Movie, Star Trek, and Nope.

Early life

Osgood Robert Perkins II was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City on February 2, 1974, the son of actress Berry Berenson and actor Anthony Perkins. He is the older brother of musician Elvis Perkins, the grandson of actor Osgood Perkins, and the nephew of actress Marisa Berenson. Although his father later admitted to being gay, his parents remained married until his father died of AIDS in September 1992.
Perkins' mother had French, Italian, and Swiss ancestry, and was a descendant of astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli and fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. She was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11 and subsequently died in the September 11 attacks. His father was of English descent and counted wood engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony and colonist Roger Conant among his ancestors, as well as Mayflower passengers William Brewster, John Howland, and Myles Standish.

Career

Perkins' first acting role was in Psycho II, in which he briefly appeared as the 12-year-old version of his father's character Norman Bates. He has since appeared in the films Six Degrees of Separation, Legally Blonde, Not Another Teen Movie, Secretary, La Cucina, Star Trek, and Nope, as well as episodes of Alias and other television shows. He was featured in the second episode of the Shudder documentary miniseries Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror, in which he discussed the legacy of his father's role as Norman Bates in Psycho and its sequels.
Perkins made his directorial debut with the horror film The Blackcoat's Daughter and has since become known for writing and/or directing horror films such as The Girl in the Photographs, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs, The Monkey, and Keeper.

Personal life

Perkins married Sidney in 1999, and they had a son and daughter together before divorcing in 2016. He also has a son from a subsequent relationship.

Filmography

Acting roles

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Psycho II	Young Norman Bates
1993	Six Degrees of Separation	Woody
1994	Wolf	Cop
2001	Legally Blonde	David Kidney
2001	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
2025	The Monkey	Chip Zimmer

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"; also director
2022	Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror	Himself	Docuseries