Nero Was A Monster

Nero, at no point, can he be considered, misunderstood. By all accounts, he was a monster. Exiling his mother, inviting her back four years later, only to have her killed shortly thereafter, just to hoard the power all for himself is beyond scummy. His outbursts out in public are straight-up psychopathic and what he did to his wives was horrifying. He's also kind of stupid as well, making enemies out of the senate the way that he did. It could be argued that his upbringing without a father is what made him turn out the way he was, but it still doesn't excuse the disgusting things he did. Neither do the charitable things that he did after the Great Fire. That was probably just to save his self-image. Bottom line, he was an absolute monster. For an actor's portrayal, I would choose either Robert Downey Jr. or Joaquin Phoenix (Spencer, I swear I'm not copying, I had the same idea). RDJ can play up the playboy side of his personality and he can come across as unsettling when he tries to be intimidating. Phoenix, not only in his role as Commodus in Gladiator but also with his most recent role, The Joker, has shown me that he can play a ruthless monster, lacking any kind of remorse, while also being serious when he needs to be. I would've chosen Micheal Keaton, who does a great job at showing composure and insanity in the same role, but he wouldn't look the part.