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A pair of dark, twisted roles in the Ryan Murphy universe has made him a TikTok heartthrob.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez got a warning from Ryan Murphy: Itll get noisy for you.
More than anything, its just really exciting to see other peoples reaction and responses, Chavez says.
Chavez is excitable and slightly overwhelmed when he arrives in the lobby for our interview.
But I get the endearing sense that floating through life is his default state.
Yeah, I swear, he answers, before adding coyly, Shh, dont tell anyone.
When a server stops by to take his drink order, Chavez asks for a Red Bull.
Acting was a life he was practically drafted into.
Chavezs star quality was immediately apparent.
Making that happen came in fits and starts.
So when the audition forMonsterscame along, he was ready to go a little Method.
I remember feeling in the energy that there was something about this audition that was very special.
Chavez, who describes himself as having an obsessive personality, was all in the role from the jump.
(Koch was fine with that: Afterwards, hes like smiling ear to ear, Chavez clarifies.)
He saw the hairpiece Lyle wore as a symbol of the mask he wears.
So how does Chavez then feel about his work on the show being used for TikTok fodder?
He responds with a very diplomatic answer.
Everyone will take something different from what you create.
Its not up to you to mandate how someone enjoys something.
In one scene, for instance, Father Charlie self-flagellates wearing assless chaps.
Even after breaking out with such intense roles, he wants to keep pushing himself.
Catch me in the depths of Brooklyns underbelly, he says, mischievously.
No doubt somebody will.
Esther Zuckerman is the author ofA Field Guide to Internet Boyfriends: Meme-Worthy Celebrity Crushes from A to Z.
