Oz Perkins
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Oz Perkins | |
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Born | Osgood Robert Perkins II February 2, 1974 New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1983; 1993–1994; 2001–present |
Spouse |
Sidney Perkins
(m. 1999; div. 2016) |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Elvis 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
Career
Perkins' first acting role was in
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 |
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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
- ^ Bernard Berenson. Sketch for a Self-Portrait. New York. Pantheon. 1949
- ^ "Robert L. Berenson, Ex-Envoy and Head of Shipping Line, Dies". The New York Times. February 3, 1965, page 35
- ^ "Marisa $chiaparelli Is Married in Gown Designed. by Her Mother, the Cougurlere". The New York Times.
- ^ "Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror". IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Oz Perkins at IMDb
- Icons of Fright interview