"Getting to meet him was so rewarding," Koch, who portrays Erik in Netflix's 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,' said

Cooper Koch supported Erik Menéndez nearly a decade before playing him in Ryan Murphy's controversial Monsters series. "I wrote to Erik a long time ago. I wrote to him like seven years ago," Koch, 28,

EXCLUSIVE: Cooper Koch, the star of Ryan Murphy series Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menedez Story, has inked with United Talent Agency for representation. Monsters centers on the 1989 murders of José and Kitty Menendez, who were killed by their sons. The show has racked up 53.6M global views on Netflix since dropping on Sept. 21.

Cooper Koch, who plays Erik Menendez in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on Netflix, detailed meeting him in prison.

Cooper Koch has developed a profound sense of care for the Menéndez brothers since telling their story on screen. After portraying him in the Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story, the actor told Deadline at Saturday’s Academy Museum Gala that he was “super grateful” he got to meet Erik Menéndez in prison after the

Kardashian, who visited the brothers in prison along with Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story star Cooper Koch, said Ryan Murphy‘s new Netflix series opened her eyes to t

Actor Cooper Koch discusses his emotional experience meeting Erik Menendez after portraying him in Netflix's Monsters Season 2.