"And this is all in the Oscar nominee's first few minutes as the half-Klingon outlaw Nus Braka in the new Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series. We meet the character when he frogmarched into a trial for the crimes of murder while perpetrating a robbery, with two catchpoles looped around his neck to keep him under control, like a wild animal. Except he is fully in control of his anti-social behavior. He's choosing violence, even while standing before a judge."
"He's a little jealous of all the sort of good, clean fun these people are having. So he really wants to take it all out, Giamatti tells Esquire. He's great. I loved playing him. And I liked the fact that he's not a cosmic emperor, and evil Ming the Merciless kind of ruler. He's just a lowlife. Throughout his career, Giamatti has specialized in playing complicated, often abrasive characters who nonetheless touch audiences with their deep humanity."
Paul Giamatti portrays Nus Braka, a half-Klingon outlaw who immediately displays violent, unremorseful behavior in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The character is introduced at a trial for murder during a robbery, restrained by catchpoles yet deliberately choosing violence even before a judge. Giamatti injects raw, sonuvabitch energy into a lowlife antagonist who envies the cadets' idealism and seeks to destroy their fun. The role contrasts with Holly Hunter's Starfleet chancellor Nahla Ake and aligns with Giamatti's history of abrasive but human performances, including portrayals in American Splendor, Sideways, and The Holdovers.
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