NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- American Horror Story and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story alum Evan Peters says he was excited to play the hero in Ryan Murphy 's latest project, The Beauty. "It's a relief. It was fun. It was exciting. When [Murphy] pitched it to me, he said, 'There's going to be some great action sequences and there's a complicated romance with Jordan, played by Rebecca Hall,' which was very exciting to play," the 39-year-old Emmy winner said in a recent virtual press conference. "