Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Sunday's "The Walking Dead."
King Ezekiel lost a lot of his men along with his beloved tiger Shiva on Sunday's episode of "The Walking Dead." He also sustained an injury of his own and it was one that actor Khary Payton didn't have to completely act out.
Payton went slightly method for Sunday's episode to look convincing on screen.
"Khary decided to take a rock — the sharpest, heaviest, dirtiest rock — he pointed it straight up and then put his heel in it," said costar Andrew Cooper, who plays Ezekiel's right-hand man Jerry, in a behind-the-scenes clip from Sunday's episode.
Payton said he heard that Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick, did a similar thing in season five when acting out an injury on set.
So, why shouldn't he do the same?
In the end, Payton learned it may be a little easier than it looks.
"This rock hurts," said Payton.
No pain no gain though, right?
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