Koch and co-star Nicholas Chavez discuss with IndieWIre their takeaways from playing two convicted killers and the mixed reaction to Ryan Murphy's latest true-crime tale.

Who is Cooper Koch? The 28-year-old actor is gaining fans for his portrayal of convicted killer Erik Menendez in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.’

"It was really, really powerful and emotional," says the actor who portrays the convicted murderer in the controversial Netflix series of the face-to-face meeting.

Cooper Koch's brother said the actor sympathizes with Erik and Lyle Menendez after Netflix's 'Monsters' received backlash for how it covered the murder case

"I understand how difficult it would be to have the worst part of your life be televised for millions of people to see," Koch said

This story contains mild spoilers to episode five, “The Hurt Man” in Monsters.] While Netflix true crime drama Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story arrived to mixed reviews and courted controversy over its portrayal of the of real-life convicted murderers,

For each of the two days they shot The Hurt Man episode of Monsters, Cooper Koch performed four run throughs of the continuous shot (meaning he did it eight times in total). He described the experience as “exhausting.”

The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story', tells PEOPLE he "was so nervous" before meeting the brothers with Kim Kardashian

Erik Menéndez wants to watch Cooper Koch's portrayal of him — specifically in the critically acclaimed episode The Hurt Man — despite publicly denouncing Ryan Murphy's Monsters. Koch, 28, recalled speaking with Menéndez,