Generation Kill (2008)

Generation Kill is HBO's gritty 2008 war miniseries following a Marine battalion through the early days of the Iraq invasion, adapted from journalist Evan Wright's embedded reporting. It's hardly a show built for skin, but Alexander Skarsgard fans have reason to dig in, with 2 clips on file capturing the Swedish star at his rawest. Skarsgard's turn as Sgt. Brad Colbert made him a name before True Blood did, and these scenes show exactly why the attention stuck.