ogg felt trevor's characterisation developed over time. he said, "nuances and character traits that began to appearhis walk, his manner of speech, his reactions, definitely informed his development throughout the game". ogg cites tom hardy's portrayal of english criminal charles bronson in the 2008 biopic "bronson" as a strong stylistic influence. he opined that while trevor embodies the violent, psychopathic "grand theft auto" anti-hero archetype, he wanted to evoke player sympathy to trevor's story. "to elicit other emotions was tough, and it was the biggest challenge and it's something that meant a lot to me", ogg explained. fonteno felt that growing up in south los angeles and being exposed to drug trafficking and gang culture authenticated his portrayal of franklin. "i lived his life before ... he's been surrounded by drugs, the crime, living with his aunti lived with my grandmotherso there was a lot of familiarity", fonteno said. having not worked as an actor since portraying face in the 2001 film "the wash", he sought counsel from luke and ogg to refine his acting skills.