Known for

Acting

Born

Apr 21, 1970

Died

Jul 29, 2026 (aged 56)

Place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

Glen Hansard

Glen James Hansard (21 April 1970 – 29 July 2026) was an Oscar winning Irish singer-songwriter and musician. From 1990, he was the frontman of the Irish rock band the Frames, with whom he released six studio albums, four of which reached the top ten of the Irish Album Charts. He was one half of folk rock duo the Swell Season before releasing his debut solo album, Rhythm and Repose, in 2012. His second album Didn't He Ramble (2015), was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.

Titles

The Simpsons

Series • 1989

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Series • 2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Series • 2003

Parenthood

Series • 2010

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Series • 2009

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Series • 2014

The Oscars

Series • 1953

Once

Movie • 2007

Cyrano

Movie • 2021

The Commitments

Movie • 1991

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Movie • 2023

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

Movie • 2022

Breaking Out

Movie • 2021

The Camino Voyage

Movie • 2018

The Swell Season

Movie • 2012

Jeff Buckley: You and I

Movie • 2016