Louis Tomlinson News & Update: One Direction Singer To Become An Actor? Harry Styles’ Acting Bug Caught By ‘Taken’ Songwriter?

One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson is set to star in a biopic of Leicester City football player Jamie Vardy. Has Louis Tomlinson actually caught the acting bug that got Harry Styles with this career shift by the "Taken" songwriter?

Louis Tomlinson Has An Acting Resume Before One Direction

Unreality TV reports that Louis Tomlinson, in fact, got bitten by the acting bug long before fellow One Direction singer Harry Styles signed up for "Dunkirk." Louis Tomlinson was an actor long before he became a singer.

Louis Tomlinson began acting when he was a child. According to the media outlet, the young Louis Tomlinson won small roles for TV even before he began formal training in acting.

How Acting Led Louis Tomlinson To One Direction

Louis Tomlinson attended acting school and appeared in roles for British TV on ITV and BBC when he was younger. His take on Danny Zuko for "Grease" in school inspired Louis Tomlinson to pit his talent in "The X Factor," from which he eventually became part of One Direction.

Playing Jamie Vardy During One Direction Hiatus

Louis Tomlinson is reportedly psyched to be playing Jamie Vardy for his film role. According to Louis Tomlinson, both Jamie Vardy's story and the Leicester City football player as a person are incredible.

What Louis Tomlinson finds inspiring about Jamie Vardy is the Leicester City football player's perseverance in reaching for his dreams. "Very easy-going and such a great example for anyone who thinks they can't follow their dreams," Louis Tomlinson describes Jamie Vardy.

Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan Take One Direction Star Power To Football

The Belfast Telegraph reports that Louis Tomlinson highlighted the honor of being involved in Jamie Vardy's biopic as a football fan. Louis Tomlinson is a self-confessed football fan, who played for the Doncaster Rovers football club as a non-contract player.

The Daily Mail reports that Louis Tomlinson will be playing against Niall Horan at the 2016 Soccer Aid match to raise funds for UNICEF. Louis Tomlinson will be teammates with Robbie Williams and Jack Whitehall among others for the star-studded 2016 Soccer Aid match.