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

Early life

Perkins was born in

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, the elder son of actor

Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director, and singer. Perkins is best remembered for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller '' Psycho'', which made him an influentia ...

(April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) and photographer and actress Berry Berenson (April 14, 1948 – September 11, 2001). He is the brother of musician

Elvis Perkins Elvis Brooke Perkins (born February 9, 1976) is an American folk-rock musician. He released his debut studio album, ''Ash Wednesday'', in 2007. He subsequently toured in support of the album with his band Elvis Perkins in Dearland, composed of ...

, a grandson of the stage actor

Osgood Perkins James Ridley Osgood Perkins (May 16, 1892 – September 21, 1937) was an American actor. Life and career Perkins was born in West Newton, Massachusetts, son of Henry Phelps Perkins Jr., and his wife, Helen Virginia (née Anthony). His maternal g ...

, a nephew of the actress

Marisa Berenson Vittoria Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson (born February 15, 1947) is an American actress and model. She appeared on the front covers of ''Vogue'' and ''Time'', and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as ...

, and a great-grandson of the fashion designer

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, who was a great-niece of

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, the Italian astronomer. His maternal grandfather was of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, and his family's original surname was "Valvrojenski"."Marisa $chiaparelli Is Married in Gown Designed. by Her Mother, the Cougurlere"
''The New York Times''.

Career

Perkins' first acting role was in '' Psycho II'' (1983), in which he briefly appeared as the twelve-year-old version of the

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character his father portrayed. Since then, he has appeared in the films '' Six Degrees of Separation'' (1993), ''

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'' (2001) as "Dorky David," ''

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'' (also 2001) and ''

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'' (2002), and in episodes of ''Alias'' and other

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shows. He also has a brief role in the film ''

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'' (2009) as a

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trainee. In the award winning indie film '' La Cucina'' (2007), he plays Chris, opposite Leisha Hailey. He wrote and directed the horror films ''

The Blackcoat's Daughter ''The Blackcoat's Daughter'' (also known as ''February'') is a 2015 supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Osgood Perkins. The film stars Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, Lauren Holly, and James Remar. The fi ...

'' (2015) and '' I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House'' (2016), and directed the dark fantasy-horror adaptation ''

Gretel & Hansel ''Gretel & Hansel'' (also known as ''Gretel & Hansel: A Grim Fairy Tale'') is a 2020 dark fantasy horror film based on the German folklore tale "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm. The film is directed by Oz Perkins, and produced by Fred ...

'' (2020).

Personal life

He was married to his wife Sidney from 1999 until July 2016. They have two children together: a son, James Ripley Osgood Robert Perkins III (born in 2004), and a daughter, Beatrix Perkins (born in 2008).

Filmography

Credited as Oz Perkins * ''Removal'' (2010) (as writer) Credited as Osgood Perkins

Acting roles

Film Television

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Oz 1974 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American people of Egyptian descent American people of English descent American people of French descent American people of Italian descent American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent American people of Swiss descent American male film actors Male actors from New York City