He grew up in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where he worked on a local television news program during high school.

[1][2][3] He was influenced by Philip Roth,[2][4] Vincent Gallo,[2][4] Jerry Lewis,[2][4] and Thomas Pynchon.

In 2015, Perry's fourth directorial effort was Queen of Earth, which stars Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit, Kentucker Audley, and Kate Lyn Sheil.

[11] In April 2015, Disney hired Perry to write a live-action adaptation of the Winnie the Pooh franchise, with the resulting Christopher Robin released to theaters in August 2018.

In 2022, he directed the music video for Pavement's single "Harness Your Hopes",[14] "Bones" for Soccer Mommy[15] and the long form mockumentary "Metal Myths: Ghost Pt.

The film incorporates concert footage from an original jukebox musical staged by Perry titled Slanted!