Cooper Joseph Koch ( KOTCH; born July 16, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Erik Menendez in the biographical crime drama series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024), for which he earned nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Koch previously starred in the slasher film They/Them (2022) and the body horror film Swallowed (2022), and will star in Luca Guadagnino's biographical comedy drama film Artificial and Dan Pritzker's noir drama film Fog City. (Via Wikipedia)