 Kripke asked Mitch Pileggi to enact this revelation—the two had previously worked together on the series "Tarzan"—and the actor accepted because Kim Manners and much of the "Supernatural" crew had also worked on "The X-Files".While Pileggi emulated Lehne's performance, he tried to "put his own spin on it".Morgan, Lehne, and actress Lindsey McKeon wore hard, colored contact lenses during their portrayals of Azazel.