Days after the premiere of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story, in which he portrays Erik Menéndez, Cooper Koch paid the brothers a visit in prison alongside Kim and Khloé Kardashian and their mom, Kris Jenner.
“I was so nervous before I got there,” Koch, 28, tells PEOPLE. “I had spoken to both of them, so I knew we already kind of had a camaraderie, and they knew where I stood. I told them I supported them and I believed them. I had a feeling they were going to welcome me with open arms, but still so nerve-racking to meet someone who you’ve been listening to and are inspired by.”
When the moment came at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, “there was an immediate connection,” Koch says. “I got to hug both of them, and I sat next to Erik in this circle with all the other incarcerated individuals who were telling their stories, and they were both so kind. They’re amazing people.”
Koch portrays Erik opposite Nicholas…
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