COOPER KOCH, born on this date, is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Erik Menendez in the crime drama series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. He has also starred in the slasher film They/Them and the body horror film Swallowed (both 2022). 

Cooper Koch was born in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. He has a twin brother, Payton Koch, who works as a film editor, and a second brother named Walker, who is a musician. His father, Billy Koch, works in film in the visual effects department. His grandfather is producer Hawk Koch, and his great-grandfather was film producer and director Howard W. Koch. He received his first on-screen acting credit for the 2007 film Fracture, which was produced by his grandfather.

Koch attended Calabasas High School, where he participated in theater and worked in various stage adaptations such as West Side Story and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In May 2018, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting from Pace University.

Koch is out gay and has starred in a number of queer films, including A New York Christmas Wedding (2020), They/Them (2022), and Swallowed (2022).