Cranston gained ten pounds for the pilot to reflect the character 's personal decline , and had his hair dyed brown to mask his natural red highlights .
After seeing Cranston in the X-Files episode , the executives were convinced to cast him .
Cranston gained ten pounds for the pilot to reflect the character 's personal decline , and had Cranston 's hair dyed brown to mask his natural red highlights .
After seeing Cranston in the X-Files episode , the executives were convinced to cast him .