Louis Tomlinson was a performer.
Louis William Tomlinson ( born Louis Troy Austin ; 24 December 1991 ) is an English singer-songwriter and actor . He is known as a member of the pop boy band One Direction . He also went on to appear in another ITV drama film If I Had You and the BBC drama Waterloo Road . Following the band 's hiatus , Tomlinson released the single `` Just Hold On '' with Steve Aoki in December 2016 .