Lester Nygaard

Lester Nygaard is a fictional character in the first season of the FX television series Fargo and is portrayed by Martin Freeman, who received positive reviews for his performance, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Television Award for his performance. 2Character overview Lester Nygaard was born in 1966 and has a younger brother, Chaz Nygaard. He attended high school with Sam Hess, Bill Oswalt, and his future wife, Pearl; Hess bullied him constantly throughout high school. Lester and Pearl got married in 1988 when he was 22. In January 2006, Nygaard runs into Hess, and when startled by Hess, breaks his nose on a storefront window. At the hospital, Nygaard meets Lorne Malvo, who casually suggests murdering Hess; Nygaard neither approves nor rejects the idea. When Malvo kills Hess, Nygaard confronts him and is reminded that he never said "no" to the crime. Shortly after, Nygaard kills Pearl during a fight and calls Malvo for assistance. Before Malvo gets there, police chief Vern Thurman stops by after getting a tip from someone who overheard Malvo and Nygaard discussing Hess. Thurman sees Pearl's blood and starts to arrest Nygaard, but Malvo sneaks into the house and kills Thurma