American Horror Story: Ranking Every Evan Peters Character From Worst To Best

13. David Koresh

Evan Peters American Horror Story
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The final cult leader that Peters portrayed in Drink The Kool-Aid was David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidians religious group. The character's appearances - most of which were centred around the Waco siege - were edited to resemble documentary-style footage, giving the short scenes some authenticity, which went hand-in-hand with Peters' unique performance.

Unlike Applewhite and Jones, there were no prosthetics used to create Koresh's signature look, but that didn't affect the actor's performance whatsoever, as the long curly hair and oversized glasses were all that was needed to transform Peters into the well-known cult leader. In addition to his physical resemblance, Peters absolutely nailed Koresh's voice.

The scene is short, but that doesn't particularly matter with this one, as the actor embodies Koresh and delivers a chilling performance.

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