Niall Horan As An Actor? One Direction Solo Projects Go Hollywood


Have you ever wondered what Niall Horan would do with his life if the rest of One Direction quit?

Fans may notice that there is often talk about what other One Direction band members will do if there is a breakup — but there is rarely a sneak peek into Niall Horan’s future.

Of course, the main headlines about Niall Horan before he starts the USA tour pertain to who he will be dating next. In the first few days of July, Niall Horan was seen all over London — and each time with a new lady on his arm.

On July 3, The Mirror reports Niall Horan was hanging out with Athina Andrelos “at the The Box in Soho, London with pals.”

On July 4, The Daily Mail says Niall Horan was out on the town after the Wireless Festival having a “boozy night out in London” with “pal” Laura Whitmore.

As it appears, Niall Horan may have needed to let off some steam after a depressing admission at the Glastonbury Festival on June 29.

The Metro quotes Niall Horan saying that, while he enjoyed the Glastonbury Festival, One Direction was not cool enough to play at a festival of that type.

Despite not thinking he’s cool enough to play the Glastonbury Festival, fans definitely think Niall Horan would be a great actor.

Since Zayn Malik left One Direction, there has been a lot of buzz about Harry Styles becoming involved in Hollywood. Liam Payne even joked about being an actor over July 4.

However, fans regularly tweet that Hollywood and Niall Horan were meant to be.

@Jodders12 tweeted on March 22, “Please please please Niall Horan become an actor when the band splits up.”

Another fan, @RI3M tweets on November 21, 2014, “I’m sorry! Now the real question is have Niall Horan ever consider being an actor?”

As far as past acting offers go, Niall Horan was rumored to be a possible contender as a judge on X-Factor when Louis Walsh retired — along with being in a lot of One Direction commercials.

Naturally, Niall Horan has a long list of appearances on television starring as himself, but an IMDb profile and being in commercials does not mean you are an actor.

However, it has been noted in the past that Niall Horan does have talent for doing great imitations. Fans in the past have captured him acting like Zayn Malik and the Daily Mail says Niall Horan has a great Australian accent.

As far as forming a critique of Niall Horan’s skills based on actual experiences with acting, UnReality TV does an excellent job of chronicling all of One Direction’s attempts at acting. They also highlight Niall Horan as one of the main members of 1D to have the most potential acting talent.

Regardless if he has honed his acting abilities or not, Niall Horan has had one interesting acting offer so far. For instance, in 2013, fans agreed that Niall Horan should be part of Downton Abbey.

Archive writes that Downton Abbey actor, Allen Leech, who plays Tom Branson, was asked if he would consider having Niall Horan play his younger brother on the television show (due to their resemblance). Allen Leech thought it was a great idea, but there is no evidence so far that Niall Horan followed up on this acting lead.

Then again, if Niall Horan gets abandoned by the other members of One Direction quitting, he may settle for the quiet life instead of Hollywood.

In 2014, The Independent published a quote from Niall Horan where he talked about how much he missed his friends in Mullingar, Ireland — where he does not have to do much acting, and can just be pre-1D Niall Horan.

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