Grant has tension with Spector when the two personalities first become aware of each other. Isaac added that Grant does not have great social skills and is "longing for connection".
He was inspired by the accents of the Jewish community living in Enfield, London, as well as English comedic performers such as presenter/actor Karl Pilkington from the British travel comedy series An Idiot Abroad, and Peter Sellers. : 6–7 Isaac put on a London English accent for Grant that he suggested was intentionally "bizarre" and unconvincing. Knight, Grant's persona when he is Khonshu's avatar. Steven Grant is a mild-mannered British gift-shop employee who becomes Mr.Carlos Sanchez and David Jake Rodriguez portray Spector as a child and teenager, respectively. Executive producer Kevin Feige described Spector as a "brutal" action hero, and said the series would not pull back from portraying the violence of the character. Isaac used his own American accent for Spector, and "leaned into this Chicago guy who's pushing people away" for his portrayal of Spector, calling him a jerk. Marc Spector is a Jewish-American mercenary who becomes the avatar for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu.Oxnam's book A Fractured Mind, which he called his "bible". To prepare for the role, Isaac read Robert B. His brother Michael Benjamin Hernandez served as his body double, allowing Isaac to act against someone for scenes where both Marc and Steven meet. Once he got more comfortable and "a handle" on both, it was easier for him to switch between the two, sometimes in the same moment. Initially, Isaac would film all the material for one character and then switch to the other.
Embodying each of the personas was a technical challenge for Isaac that required a lot of energy. He enjoyed being able to do "something really fucking nutty" with his portrayal, including exploring Spector's complex mind. Isaac chose to take this further by giving them different accents. Knight, and Jake Lockley:Ī man with dissociative identity disorder (DID), whose identities are distinct characters, and were differentiated in the script by their attitudes.