Evan Peters on American Horror Story, Hammer Pants, and The Olsen Twins | Screen Tests | W Magazine

In this Screen Tests interview, 'Pose' actor Evan Peters talks about the many characters he's played on 'American Horror Story', wearing MC Hammer pants, his first kiss, and his crush on the Olsen Twins. You've probably seen Evan Peters any number of different ways. The actor has grown from a tween appearing in PlayStation commercials and guest starring on the Disney Channel shows to becoming one of Ryan Murphy's go-to troupe members, featuring in some form in practically every new series the super-producer creates, including his latest, Pose, the acclaimed show whose first season finale aired on Sunday night. Audiences might be hard pressed to think up a role Peters has yet to occupy—he has shapeshifted himself from dorky adolescent to Frankenstein frat boy to superhero to cult leader. How did your role as Quicksilver in X‐Men: Days of Future Past come about? Well, [the film's director] Bryan Singer was a fan of American Horror Story. It was 2013, he called me and was like, "Yeah, I got a cool part for you. He kind of has caffeine or whatever, he kind of goes crazy, and he's in his mom's basement, and kind of comes in and saves the day. And then kind of gets out. So it's kind of like a quick role, and it should be really fun and cool special effects." And I was like, "Dude. Yes. I'm in." I was so excited and jumped on the couch. Tell me all the different characters you've played in the Ryan Murphy universe. In the Ryan Murphy world of American Horror Story,