Alexander Skarsgård almost tapped into the spirit of one of his most iconic characters for his sizzling role in Pillion.

After months and months of anticipation, the gay BDSM drama has finally arrived in UK cinemas.

Directed by Harry Lighton, the film follows Colin (Harry Melling), a “weedy wallflower letting life pass him by,” who becomes the submissive to Ray (Skarsgård), the “impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club.”

The official synopsis for Pillion adds: “Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life, introducing him to a community of kinky, queer bikers and taking all sorts of virginities along the way.