Evan Peters now wants to do a romantic comedy after playing so many dark roles

Evan Peters - best known for playing some of the darkest roles in modern TV - has said he’d like to play ‘someone normal’ and would even consider doing a romantic comedy.

It’s fair to say that the actor has become somewhat well known for playing numerous dark and evil characters - such as school shooter Tate Langdon in American Horror Story season one, cult leader Kai Anderson in AHS Cult and most recently as serial killer Jeffery Dahmer in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

But it seems as though playing these sinister roles has taken its toll on Peters, who apparently wanted to give the evil characters a bit of a break. You can see his performance as Dahmer here:

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, American Horror Story and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story creator Ryan Murphy said that prior to him landing the Dahmer role, Peters had said he was keen to play someone ‘normal’ and maybe even do a rom-com.

However, things didn’t quite turn out that way - and after auditioning 100 people, Murphy sent the script to Peters who seemingly couldn't turn it down.

Murphy revealed: “He called me the next day, and he said, ‘It’s so challenging. It’s so difficult that I kind of have to say yes to it, even though I’m terrified of it.'”

Peters told the outlet that he submerged himself in Dahmer’s life by reading books and articles about the killer as well as psychological reports and his confessions.

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He added: “Then the physicality of it, which I know was going to be so hard. He has a lot of external things from the way that he walks, he doesn’t move his arms when he walks and talks.

“And so I did a lot of research on watching him and seeing how he moved and working with weights on my arms, wearing wardrobe, all sorts of things that I would carry with me throughout the day to try to stay in it so it would be second nature.

“And then I created a 45-minute audio composite, which I listened to every day to try to get his dialect and how he spoke and really try to understand why he did what he did or what his mindset was.”

And his hard-work paid off, despite the show’s grim subject matter - Peters has been praised for this acting abilities by viewers, who were left feeling unnerved by his portrayal of Dahmer.