Zod was a Kryptonian that was once trusted by the Science Council. Eventually, he tried to take over the planet, unfortunately he was captured by Jor-El along with his allies, Ursa and Non. For the insurrection, the three of them were banished to the Phantom Zone. They were freed thirty years later when Jor-El's son, Superman, threw a nuclear missle into space that exploaded so close to the portal that Non, Ursa, and Zod were trapped in, that they escaped. In Superman: The Movie and Superman II, he was played by Terence Stamp.