Was Nero a Monster?

The modern actor I would cast as Emperor Nero would be either Jack Gleeson or Joaquin Phoenix. They both have done incredible jobs portraying evil characters in the past with Game of Thrones, and Gladiator. Jack Gleeson has Nero's blonde hair and he can play that character because he's played a similar role for multiple years. Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus in Gladiator, he does a great job playing an evil character and would do great portraying Nero. After reading the article, I would definitely say Nero was a monster. He murdered his own mother, and two of his wives. He also abused, stole, and sexually harassed many others. This takes it far past the levels of simply being misunderstood.