Glen Hansard
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1970-04-21
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Biography
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 major nominations or awards.
Known for
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022Self
Once
2007Guy
The Commitments
1991Outspan Foster
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023Self
Cyrano
2021Guard
Breaking Out
2021Self
Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story
2019
The Swell Season
2012Self
Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 2021
2021The Frames: In the Deep Shade
2013Himself
Jeff Buckley: You and I
2016
The Swell Season: One Step Away
2009Himself
The Camino Voyage
2018HimselfShelter me: Apollo House
Come On Up to the House
2018HimselfThe Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
2020Self
The Forward Journey
