General Hospital alum Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Chloë Sevigny get deep about acting

To this day, General Hospital fans still miss Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Spencer Cassadine. But they’ve had a lot to celebrate, and watch, because he skyrocketed as a breakout star on Netflix and FX. Appearing in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and Grotesquerie, he’s garnered an even bigger fan following. Chavez recently opened up about the darkness that he had to traverse to play the characters in those shows.

Building artistic trust

Former General Hospital star Nicholas Alexander Chavez spoke with Hero Magazine to discuss his latest endeavors. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is the true tale of the brothers Menendez, who allegedly killed their parents in 1989. The person conducting the interview was Chloë Sevigny, who played Lyle and Erik’s mom. Chavez played Lyle, and the two also appeared together in FX's Grotesquerie. Sevigny asked him, “I felt like that with Ryan [Murphy] a bit as he’s hired me a few times and I know he’s hired you a couple of times too. Didn’t you feel more comfortable going into the second show knowing that he really believed in you?”

Murphy had created both shows with Max Winkler directing several episodes of each. Chavez responded, “Yeah, the more you have an established artistic rapport with someone, you feel that much more confident going into the next thing. I was lucky because Max Winkler came over from Monsters [to direct Grotesquerie].” Chavez liked the fact that many directors and actors work together often and speculated that as one’s career grows, those kinds of connections are more prevalent.

Acting is about reinvention

Sevigny felt that, “What’s so great about being an actor, being able to reinvent yourself and play different parts.” She cited a feature she does on Instagram called I Heart Actresses, which showcases various women celebrating diverse acting journeys. The General Hospital alum remarked that he had seen it and liked it very much. He also agreed that “No two actors are the same in the journey that they take. The only thing that binds them is that it’s going to go in a million different directions and it’s going to be very unpredictable.” He felt that she’s probably learned a great deal from her social media venture, noting that, “Seeing other people’s journeys, you must have a pretty deep appreciation for your own.”

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Ultimately, Chavez felt happy for the move he made from Daytime television to streaming thrillers. “I’m very lucky Monsters opened a lot of doors for me,” he stated, adding, “I’ve been able to meet a lot of really interesting artists and folk that I probably would not have met otherwise.”

General Hospital can be seen weekdays on ABC and Hulu.

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