The Corinthian in ‘The Sandman,’ Explained

But this did create some challenges, especially for Boyd, who plays the Corinthian. “I really thought that I would have to do, or I [would feel] some obligation to bring something else to the role that wasn’t on the page, Boyd explained to Polygon. “But Neil Gaiman and Allan Heinberg, our showrunner, really just put me at ease with that. Because rather than a hindrance, it’s more of a weapon,” he said of the comic book source material.