Lenny Nero — Strange Days Character Profile

About Lenny Nero

A former Los Angeles police officer who now operates as a black market dealer of illegal SQUID memory recordings. He is driven by his lingering feelings for his ex-girlfriend Faith and his close friendships with Max Peltier and Mace Mason. After accidentally acquiring a SQUID disc containing footage of a murder, he becomes a target of corrupt officers and must navigate a dangerous conspiracy to protect his loved ones.

Lenny Nero — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Ralph Fiennes

Appears in

Strange Days (1995)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Lenny Nero — Alliance Informant/Official — Palmer Strickland (Josef Sommer)

  Strategic alliance where Lenny uses Strickland's authority to expose corruption.

• Lenny Nero — Conflict Target/Corrupt Cop — Burton Steckler (Vincent D'Onofrio)

  Antagonistic relationship where corrupt police hunt Lenny for the evidence.

• Lenny Nero — Narrative Disc Recipient — Iris (Brigitte Bako)

  Incidental connection that thrusts Lenny into the central mystery.

• Lenny Nero — Social Best Friends — Max Peltier (Tom Sizemore)

  Deep friendship providing Lenny with emotional stability and partnership.

• Lenny Nero — Romantic Ex-Lovers — Faith Justin (Juliette Lewis)

  Unresolved romantic attachment driving Lenny's initial motivations.

• Lenny Nero — Professional Buyer/Supplier — Tick (Richard Edson)

  Transactional relationship where Lenny buys illegal SQUID clips from Tick.

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More characters from Strange Days

• Lornette 'Mace' Mason (Angela Bassett)
• Faith Justin (Juliette Lewis)
• Max Peltier (Tom Sizemore)
• Palmer Strickland (Josef Sommer)
• Philo Gant (Michael Wincott)
• Dwayne Engelman (William Fichtner)
• Jeriko One (Glenn Plummer)
• Tick (Richard Edson)
• Burton Steckler (Vincent D'Onofrio)
• Iris (Brigitte Bako)
• Joey Corto (Nicky Katt)
• Tex Arcana (Todd Graff)