Did you have any trepidation about taking this on?Įvan Peters: I did. With that in mind, you had to know that this show was going to be controversial and not just perhaps rejected sight unseen, but I think it was rejected by some without actually seeing it. I didn’t think another telling of Jeffrey Dahmer was necessary until I watched this version. How did this uncharismatic, not particularly smart, and even sloppy killer of seventeen men get away with his crimes when they at times played out in plain sight? In our conversation, Evan and I discuss the challenges of playing a character like Jeffrey Dahmer, as well as the systemic issues that allowed this man to carry out his murderous actions for so long.Īwards Daily: This show surprised and upset all my expectations.
Aside from the fact that the show’s right to exist was brought into question before many who felt appalled at the idea of it ever saw it, Peters had to find a way to become a man whose actions were not only horrifying, but inexplicable.
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In taking on the oft-told story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Peters perhaps faced his greatest acting challenge. Download: 2023 Emmy Nominee Evan Peters on Playing Jeffrey Dahmer Through Sleepless Nights in Netflix's Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryĮvan Peters has developed a reputation as an actor who continually challenges himself in roles that are both expansive in expression (the American Horror Story series) and low-key ( Mare of Easttown).
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