Lorne Malvo

"The Romans raised by wolves, they see a guy turning water into wine, what do they do? They eat him. 'Cause there are no saints in the animal kingdom, only breakfast and dinner."

- Lorne Malvo Lorne Malvo is a manipulative hitman from Reno, Nevada who passes through Bemidji, Minnesota. While he is there, he influences a put-upon salesman Lester Nygard with his malice and violence. He is both the main protagonist and main antagonist in the television series Fargo.

He was portrayed by Billy Bob Thornton.

Story
Lorne Malvo was a hitman working for Mr. Rundle in Reno, Nevada. One job he was hired to fulfill was to kidnap and presumably murder Phil McCormick. He attacked Phil at his job and dragged him by his tie out to the parking garage where he stripped him to his underwear and tossed in in his trunk. On route to his destination, he hit a deer on the road and sustained a head injury. The crash caused his trunk to pop open, allowing Phil the chance to escape. Phil, however, died after running into the woods and freezing to death.

He went to the local hospital to get his wound examined, where he met Lester Nygaard. Lester tells Malvo about how his nose was broken by Sam Hess, and about his long history of being bullied by Hess. He begins putting ideas in Lester's head about how Sam "doesn't deserve to draw breath." Lester makes a joke about killing Hess, and he takes the suggestion seriously. He asks Lester for confirmation, asking "Yes or no?", but Lester gives no answer and leaves when his name is called. Later that day, he visits Hess at his shop, insults his children, and states that he "just wanted to have a look" at him. That night, he murders Hess at a strip club by throwing a knife into the back of his head.