From 2010 to 2014 , he began playing the lead role of Nigel " Nidge " Delaney in the critically acclaimed Irish television crime drama '' Love/Hate '' . For his portrayal of Nidge he has won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Television award at the 2012 IFTA Awards , and the Best Actor for Television award at the 2013 IFTA Awards . On playing the role of Nidge he said " One of the joys of playing the part is he 's a different man in all four series , he 's always changing and he 's incredibly difficult to pinpoint , people are drawn to him because of his humour , the moments he has with his children and the moments he has with his own conscience . " During '' Love/Hate '' he continued working on stage in production such as the 2010 West End production of '' All My Sons '' directed by Howard Davies . The next year he played Jerry Devine in Davies 's production of '' Juno and the Paycock '' . In 2013 Vaughan-Lawlor played both the Howie Lee and the Rookie Lee in Mark O'Rowe 's '' Howie the Rookie '' . Originally written for two actors , O'Rowe re-imagined the play for one actor to play both parts , and directed the production himself for Landmark Productions . The production opened in Dublin , then toured to Cork , Galway , and the Edinburgh Festival . In 2014 the production was invited to the Barbican Centre London where it played in The Pit for 2 weeks , and then toured to BAM in New York
2013 IFTA Awards
10th Irish Film & Television Awards
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor