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    The actors of Lyle and Erik Menendez compared to their real-life counterparts

    Caradoc Wyn Posted on

    Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez

    Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez
    Los Angeles Times/Getty Images; Netflix

    Nicholas Chavez plays Lyle, the older of the two brothers. Chavez previously played in General Hospital (he appeared in 358 episodes!) and will also appear in grotesquePremiere this fall.

    Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez

    Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez
    Los Angeles Times/Getty Images; Miles Crist/Netflix

    Cooper Koch plays Erik, the younger brother. Koch previously appeared in A New York Christmas Wedding, Swallowed, And You/Your.

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    Javier Bardem as Jose Menendez

    Javier Bardem as Jose Menendez
    LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS/AP; Netflix

    Spanish actor Javier Bardem – known for films such as Ham Ham, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Skyfall, No country for old menand many, many more – takes on the role of José Menendez, the murdered father.

    Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne

    Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne
    Raphael GAILLARDE/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images; Miles Crist/Netflix

    Investigative journalist Dominick Dunne reported on the Menendez brothers for Vanity Fair. In MonsterNathan Lane (who has acted in everything from The producers To Only murders in the building) plays Dunne.

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    Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson

    Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson
    Kim Kulish/Sygma/Getty Images; Miles Crist/Netflix

    Ari Graynor takes on the role of the Menendez brothers’ defense attorney, Leslie Abramson. Graynor previously appeared in The Sopranos, Nick and Norah – Playlist of a night, I’m dying up hereAnd Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.

    Dallas Roberts as Dr. Jerome Oziel

    Dallas Roberts as Dr. Jerome Oziel
    Nick Ut/AP; Netflix

    The psychologist Dr. Jerome Oziel, to whom Erik Menendez confided the murders, is played by Dallas Roberts. You may know Roberts from roles in series such as The Walking Dead, The good wifeor Insatiable.

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    Jason Butler Harner as Les Zoeller

    Jason Butler as Les Zoeller
    Reed Saxon/AP; Miles Crist/Netflix

    Jason Butler Harner, who you may best know from his role as FBI Special Agent Roy Petty in Ozarkstakes on the role of Detective Les Zoeller, the lead investigator in the Menendez murder case.

    Leslie Grossman as Judalon Smyth

    Leslie Grossman as Judalon Smith
    Reuters/AP; Netflix

    Leslie Grossman takes on the role of Judalon Smyth, Dr. Oziel’s former patient and lover. Grossman is a regular in Ryan Murphy shows, including various roles in American Horror Story Seasons and played in Popular, The good place, and more.

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    Charlie Hall as Craig Cignarelli

    Charlie Hall as Craig Cignarelli
    Court TV; Miles Crist/Netflix

    Craig Cignarelli was one of Lyle’s good friends. MonsterHe is played by Charlie Hall, an actor (and son of Julia Louis Drefyus!) who previously appeared in The sex life of college girls.

    Jess Weixler as Jill Lansing

    Jess Weixler as Jill Lansing
    Mark J Terrill/AP; Miles Crist/Netflix

    Another defender of the Menendez brothers, Jill Lansing, is played by Jess Weixler in Monster. Weixler previously played in The good wife And The son.

    Portrait photo by Emily Burack

    Emily Burack (she/her) is the senior news editor of Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals and a variety of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was deputy editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture website. Follow her at @emburack on Þjórsárdalur and Instagram.

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