Liam Payne wants to follow in the footsteps of Harry Styles by acting in a movie

Since the group announced plans for a hiatus in late 2015, the stars have been going it alone with various solo projects, and 23-year-old Harry even landed himself a role in Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic ‘Dunkirk’.

Now, ‘Strip That Down’ singer Liam has admitted that acting is a dream he shares with his band mate, and he considers breaking Hollywood as one of his “biggest aims”.

Speaking at the launch for the BRIT Awards on Saturday, (13.01.17), Liam told BANG Showbiz: “One of my biggest aims to do is acting. When I watch a film it hits me in a certain way. Maybe Batman or whatever who knows.”

But making the transition from pop star to movie star certainly won’t be easy, as ‘Sign of the Times’ singer Harry previously admitted he "didn't know what he was doing” when he first got onto to the set of ‘Dunkirk’, having never been on a film set before.

He said: “Before filming I watched films like ‘Saving Private Ryan’ for inspiration. But I kind of went into this with a feeling a bit like I didn't know what I was doing. I kind of wanted to go in that way.

"The young soldiers also didn't have any idea what they faced or what they were getting into. And for me, I think always being a little bit nervous when I was filming helped me. Any tension I felt personally helped the character.”

And the singer admitted there was one moment on set where he wanted to give in with the acting and return to singing.

He added: "My first day was the worst weather we had on the shoot. I thought, 'What am I doing? I want to be back in the studio'. The long days in the water were definitely the most challenging. It's where you end up so exhausted that however much you want to do it, you start to get emotional. And being underwater is just on another level, because you obviously can't breathe."