Cooper Koch

Cooper Koch
Koch in 2024
Born
Cooper Joseph Koch

(1996-07-16) July 16, 1996
Los Angeles, California, US
EducationPace University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
PartnerStuart McClave (2024–present)
MotherKathy Kaehler
Relatives

Cooper Joseph Koch (/kɒtʃ/ 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 also starred in the slasher film They/Them and the body horror film Swallowed (both 2022), and is set to star in Luca Guadagnino's biographical comedy-drama Artificial (2026), Dan Pritzker's noir drama Fog City, and the Mike Flanagan-produced body horror Rot.