Cooper Koch and Nicholas Chavez discuss their takeaways from playing the Menendez brothers and the mixed reaction to 'Monsters' so far. [INTERVIEW]

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

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.”

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,

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,