Which actor plays Nero in the 2009 Star Trek film?

Eric Bana plays Nero in the 2009 Star Trek film.

Nero is a Romulan miner and the film’s principal antagonist. He comes from the future, where a supernova destroys Romulus despite Ambassador Spock’s attempt to stop it using red matter. Nero’s ship, the Narada, and Spock’s vessel are pulled through a black hole into the past, creating an alternate timeline known as the Kelvin timeline.

After arriving in 2233, Nero attacks the USS Kelvin and kills Captain Richard Robau. George Kirk sacrifices himself to save the ship, changing James T. Kirk’s history before Kirk is even born. Decades later, Nero destroys Vulcan and threatens Earth while seeking revenge against Spock and the Federation.

Bana’s casting is sometimes confused with later Star Trek villains played by other actors. Tom Hardy played Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis, while Benedict Cumberbatch played John Harrison, later revealed as Khan, in Star Trek Into Darkness. Bana’s Nero is a Romulan, not a Klingon or human antagonist, and the character belongs specifically to the 2009 reboot continuity.