Oz Perkins

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Oz Perkins
Perkins in 2009
Born
Osgood Robert Perkins II

(1974-02-02) February 2, 1974 (age 50)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1983; 1993–1994; 2001–present
Spouse
Sidney Perkins
(m. 1999; div. 2016)
Children3
Parents
RelativesElvis Perkins (brother)
Osgood Perkins (grandfather)
Marisa Berenson (aunt)

Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.

Early life

Perkins was born in

Lithuanian-Jewish descent, and his family's original surname was "Valvrojenski".[1][2][3]

Career

Perkins' first acting role was in

indie film La Cucina (2007), he plays Chris, opposite Leisha Hailey
.

He wrote and directed the horror films The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), 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.

Personal life

He was married to his wife Sidney from 1999 to July 2016. They have two children: a son (b. 2004) and a daughter (b. 2008).

Filmography

Credited as Oz Perkins

  • Removal (2010) (as writer)

Credited as Osgood Perkins

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2013 Cold Comes the Night No Yes
2015 The Girl in the Photographs No Yes
The Blackcoat's Daughter Yes Yes
2016 I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House Yes Yes
2020 Gretel & Hansel Yes No
The Twilight Zone Yes Yes Episode: "You Might Also Like"
2024 Longlegs Yes Yes Post-production
TBA The Monkey Yes Yes Post-production[5]

Acting roles

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

References

  1. ^ Bernard Berenson. Sketch for a Self-Portrait. New York. Pantheon. 1949
  2. ^ "Robert L. Berenson, Ex-Envoy and Head of Shipping Line, Dies". The New York Times. February 3, 1965, page 35
  3. ^ "Marisa $chiaparelli Is Married in Gown Designed. by Her Mother, the Cougurlere". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror". IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Cooper, Alison (February 29, 2024). "17 movies and TV shows filming in Vancouver in March". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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