'Love/Hate' star Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has landed a new role opposite 'Breaking Bad' actor Bryan Cranston.

Lawlor, best-known for his role as Nidge, will star in 'The Infiltrator'.

The film is a fact-based piece that tells the story of a US Customs official, who uncovers a money laundering scheme involving a Colombian drug lord.

Emmy-award winner Cranston is set to play the main character of Robert Mazur - while Lawlor will play Mazur's supervisor, Steve Cook.

Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia's drug cartels.

The film is based on the book of the same name, which was written by Mazur.

It is set to be released in the US next year.