The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story Cast and Character Guide

The second part by Ryan Murphy Monster The anthology series on Netflix chronicles the case of the Menendez brothers, who murdered their parents in their Beverly Hills home. When the couple stood trial, the controversial side of the story was that they committed the crime because of years of abuse or that they did it to inherit the family fortune.

Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the show captures the key events and people involved in the 90s case that garnered much attention. Both brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder. Read on to see who plays who Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez.

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Erik Menendez (Cooper Koch)

Erik Menendez is the couple’s younger brother. Cooper Koch has already appeared in She/Her (2022) as Stu, Swallowed (2022) as Benjamin and PUpper Book II: Ghost as Chase.
Lyle Menendez (Nicholas Alexander Chavez)

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Lyle is the older Menendez brother. Nicholas Chavez also appears on Ryan Murphy’s other current show, starting September 25th – grotesque – as Father Charlie. He also appeared as Spencer Cassadine in General Hospital and as Jason Curtis in Crushed (2022) .
Jose Menendez (Javier Bardem)

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Erik and Lyle’s father, José Menendez, was a music industry executive. Javier Bardem won an Oscar for his supporting role in No Country for Old Men (2008) and was nominated for his performances in Before Night Falls (2001), Biutiful (2011) and Being the Ricardos (2022). He also appeared in Eat, pray, love (2010), Dune: Part One (2021), Dune: Part Two and The Little Mermaid (2023) as King Triton.
Kitty Menendez (Chloe Sevigny)

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Mary Louise Menedez, who called herself Kitty, was the matriarch of the Menendez family. Chloë Sevigny also recently appeared on FX’s FEUD: Capote vs. the Swans, The girl from Plainville, Russian doll, We are who we are and more. Upcoming projects include that of Luca Guadagnino After the hunt.
Dominick Dunne (Nathan Lane)

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Dominick Dunne was the Vanity Fair journalist who covered the brothers’ trial. Nathan Lane is known for voicing Timon The Lion King (1994) and for the role of Albert in The Birdcage (1996) and Max Bialystocks The producers (2005). More recently he appeared as Teddy Dimas in Just murders in the building and Ward McAllister in The Gilded Age.
Leslie Abramson (Ari Graynor)

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Leslie Abramson, a well-known Los Angeles defense attorney, became Erik Menendez’s lead defense attorney in the trial. Graynor is known for her roles as Caroline in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008), Eva Destruction in Whip It (2009), and Daisy Darling in What’s Your Number? (2011) and Juliette in The Disaster Artist (2017). She also appeared in Surface Season 1 and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.
Judalon Smyth (Leslie Grossman)

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Judalon Smyth was a patient and lover of Dr. Oziel, so she gets involved in the Menendez brothers’ case and also helped arrest them. Grossman is known for his roles as Mary Cherry in Popular and as Barbara Read and Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt, to name a few characters, in American Horror Story.
Craig Cignarelli (Charlie Hall)

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Craig Cignarelli was Erik Menendez’s best friend, but he was key to the court testimony. Charlie Hall is the son of Julia-Louis Dreyfus and appeared in Single Drunk Woman, Bel-Air, Big Shot And The sex lives of college girls.
Les Zoeller (Jason Butler Harner)

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Les Zoeller was the Beverly Hills police detective in charge of the Menendez investigation. Harner is known for his roles as Roy Petty in Ozark, Varick Strauss in Ray Donovan, Gordon Northcott in Changeling (2008), and more.
Jill Lansing (Jess Weixler)

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Jill Lansing was another defense attorney for the Menendez brothers. Weixler had previously appeared in The good woman And The son.