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Payton Koch (/ˈkɑːtʃ/; born July 16, 1996) is an American film editor. He is known for his work on Hulu’s mystery-comedy drama series Only Murders in the Building (2022–2024), for which he earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. His editing credits also include Ryan Murphy's television shows American Horror Story (2018–2021), The Politician (2020), Ratched (2020), and Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021).

Biography

Payton Koch was born on July 16, 1996, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. His father, Billy Koch, is from a Jewish Eastern European background; he is the founder and managing partner of the horse racing club Little Red Feather Racing and previously worked in the film industry in the visual effects department. His mother, Kathy Kaehler, is a celebrity personal trainer and author. His grandfather is film producer Hawk Koch, and his great-grandfather was film producer and director Howard W. Koch He has a twin brother, Cooper Koch, who is an actor, and a second brother named Walker, who is a musician.

Koch attended Calabasas High School and later earned a Bachelor's degree in Film Production, major in Editing, at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.

Selected filmography

Editing credits

Acting credits

Awards and nominations

References

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• 1996 births
• Living people
• American film editors