Katee Sackhoff (“Battlestar Galactica”) stars in Vin Diesel’s upcoming sci-fi actioner Riddick, the third entry in the David Twohy directed sci-fi franchise that includes 2000’s Pitch Black and 2004’s The Chronicles of Riddick.

Sackhoff plays Dahl, a Nordic mercenary out to cash in on Riddick’s hide… a topless Nordic mercenary. The role will mark Sackhoff’s nude movie debut. In an interview with 411, she said that the timing felt right, but that she could not have bared her breasts without her father’s approval.

Sackhoff said:

I called my Dad and told him and he said, “how much?” I said, “3-5 seconds of side boob.” He said, “it’s not something I ever wanted to see my daughter do but at the same time, Katee, you’ve held out for so long.”

My Dad said, “go for it”, my brother said, “how dare you ruin the movie for me!” and my fiancé sent me flowers that said, “you’ve waited long enough, I’m proud of you.” I feel like I had waited long enough.

Clatto is also proud of Sackhoff. Unlike most actresses who hold out on showing the goods, she has chosen to drop her top for Diesel’s Riddick-ulous sequel and spared us the chore of sitting through some pretentious art-house flick, period piece or male stripper drama (not forgiven, Olivia Munn).

And, kudos to Sackhoff’s dad for doing the right thing. This Father’s Day, let’s all keep him in our thoughts.