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

Despite the criticism, Koch has embraced his identity, telling Andy Cohen, "I love my gay voice." Koch also discussed this experience in a 2023 interview with Edge Media Network, revealing he’s faced bullying and was even fired from a pilot because of his voice. However, Koch says he now stands firm and refuses to tolerate such treatment.

Cooper Koch had some cheeky comments about his full-frontal shower moment in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The 28-year-old star became the talk of the town for his portrayal of Erik Menendez in the Netflix hit,

The nine-episode Ryan Murphy-co-created show chronicles the real-life 1989 murders of multimillionaires José (Javier Bardem) and Kitty Menendez (Chloë Sevigny) by their sons, Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik.

Cooper Koch had viewers talking about his performance as Erik Menéndez when Ryan Murphy's Monsters premiered in September 2024. Koch caught Us' attention with a nude shower scene that he later clarified was all him.

Cooper Koch let it all hang out — literally — during the prison shower scene in “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” The 28-year-old actor, who plays real-life convicted murderer Erik Menendez in the buzzy Netflix series,

After the second installment of the Monster anthology series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story, premiered on Netflix last month, Cooper Koch—who plays Erik Menéndez, one of the brothers (along with Lyle) who was convicted of murdering his parents in 1989—has risen to fame.

The actor opened up about the sentimental value of the ring and his committed relationship in a candid interview.