When Nicholas Alexander Chavez began researching his role as Lyle Menéndez for Monsters, he paid special attention to the “mask” that Lyle’s dad Jose forced him to use when he began losing his hair.

Former General Hospital favorite Nicholas Chavez (ex-Spencer) continues his meteoric rise in Hollywood. Deadline reports that the actor, who is currently starring in two Ryan Murphy projects, has signed on with top talent agency CAA. Chavez plays Lyle on Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and Father Charlie on FX's Grotesquerie.

The 25-year-old tells PEOPLE he was "trying to mentally prepare as best as I could" for 'Monsters' and 'Grotesquerie' to release within a week of each other