He has since appeared in more than 200 movies around the world, working with Europe's top directors, such as Luis Buñuel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Claude Chabrol, Sergey Bondarchuk, Michael Cacoyannis, Elio Petri, Marco Bellocchio, Enzo G.

Castellari, among many others.

Nero was born in Parma (Northern Italy), in the family of a strict police sergeant. Still unsure of his ultimate vocation, he worked various jobs on the crew. Periodically appearing in Hollywood productions, Nero featured in Letter to Juliette, Force 10 From Navarone, Enter the Ninja, Die Hard 2, and some TV movies and miniseries.

In recent years, he appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, John Wick: Chapter 2, and several films by director Vladislav Kozlov, including Death of the Sheik, American Superman, Immortalist and Silent Life.

In a recent interview with Christian Peschken, a correspondent for CNA Deutsch, Nero opened up about his Catholic faith, passion for acting, his adventurous spirit, and the wisdom he has gained throughout his illustrious career.

I gave him a bottle of Franco Nero wine, and he said, “Oh, you want the Pope to get drunk?” I said, “No, I want the Pope to be stronger through the wine.”

I brought him a book by a journalist friend of mine. to make the audience think about faith, about your religion, and also about justice and injustice. (1966) (aka La Bibbia).