United Kingdom, Feb. 28 -- Pete Davidson wants to do something more "serious" in the future

.The 31-year-old star found fame as a cast member on the sketch comedy series 'Saturday Night Live' and is now starring in the crime comedy 'Riff Raff' where he had "a lot of fun" taking on something a bit more hard-hitting.

He told E! News: "I would love to do more serious stuff.

"['Riff Raff] is a lot of fun. I'm really enjoying it. Usually, I'm the pothead friend or the guy that helps the guy get the girl in the movie. So, to be able to hold a gun and play a serious guy was a lot of fun for me."

But Pete - who found worldwide fame when he struck up a now-defunct relationship with Kim Kardashian following her split from Kanye West - recently ...