Payton Koch (; 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 nominations for a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award and three ACE Eddie Awards. He previously served as an assistant editor under Ryan Murphy Productions, with credits for "American Horror Story" (2018–2021), "The Politician" (2020), "Ratched" (2020), and "" (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 owner 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 younger brother, 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. He is openly gay.