How Johnny Berchtold Approached Playing ‘Villain to Victim’ Paul Murdaugh

How Johnny Berchtold Approached Playing ‘Villain to Victim’ Paul Murdaugh

Johnny Berchtold knew he had his work cut out for him after being cast as Paul Murdaugh in Murdaugh: Death in the Family. “We meet him and he’s in a very specific headspace. He’s the party animal in that period of his life and he’s been raised without consequence. He’s getting away with a lot and he’s the youngest in the Murdaugh family, which is so much pressure. It’s a little bit of calling out for attention,” Berchtold, 31, exclusively told U…