Stuart A Life Backwards (2007)

Stuart A Life Backwards is a 2007 British television drama adapted from Alexander Masters' biography, unraveling the life of a homeless man with a violent past by tracing his story backward from adulthood to childhood. Tom Hardy takes the title role and throws himself into it completely, delivering a performance that helped define his early reputation for going all in. The two scenes gathered here capture him nude and unguarded, showing a side of the performance that matches the film's unflinching tone. It's a small collection, but for anyone tracking Hardy's rawest work, these clips are essential viewing.