Biography
Glen Hansard
Acting
Glen Hansard (born 21 April 1970) is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season. He is also known for his acting, having appeared in the BAFTA winning film The Commitments, as well as starring the film Once. His song "Falling Slowly" from Once, co-written with Markéta Irglová, won the Academy-Award for Best Original Song in 2007, and between 2007–2008 earned him ten other ma…
Career works
29
Movies
20
Series
9
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
04/21/1970
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Date of death
07/29/2026
Filmography highlights
Movies
Power Ballad
2026 · 7.0
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023 · 7.6
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022 · 7.4
Cyrano
2021 · 6.3
Breaking Out
2021
Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 2021
2021
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The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
2020
Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story
2019 · 8.0
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
2019 · 7.5
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Come On Up to the House
2018
The Camino Voyage
2018
Jeff Buckley: You and I
2016
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The Frames: In the Deep Shade
2013
The Swell Season
2012 · 5.7
The Swell Season: One Step Away
2009
Series
