Glen Hansard
Date of birth: 1970-04-21
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 글렌 핸사드
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.
Movie Credits
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022-07-01
This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through
Once
2007-03-23
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immi
The Commitments
1991-08-14
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023-03-17
Filmmaker Morgan Neville captures Dave Letterman on his first visit to Dublin to hang out with Bono
Cyrano
2021-12-17
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal jous
Breaking Out
2021-11-19
Filmed over 10 years and covering a lifetime, Breaking Out is the story of singer and musician Fergu
Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story
2019-07-09
This heartfelt story charts singer-songwriter Mic Christopher's humble beginnings busking on the str
The Swell Season
2012-07-13
In 2008, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova captivated audiences and earned two Academy Awards for the
Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 2021
2021-09-25
Eddie Vedder plays live at Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA on September 25th 2021. >> EDDIE VEDDER: D
The Frames: In the Deep Shade
2013-04-18
In The Deep Shade is a feature length film about The Frames. Filmmaker Conor Masterson worked close
Jeff Buckley: You and I
2016-03-12
Jeff Buckley's rare and remarkable unearthed recording sessions discovered in the Sony Music archive
The Swell Season: One Step Away
2009-10-27
Recorded at the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Camino Voyage
2018-02-28
A crew including a Writer, two Musicians, an Artist and a Stonemason embark on the Camino by sea, in
Shelter me: Apollo House
Come On Up to the House
2018-12-24
At the end of the summer in 2018, Glen Hansard and The Footsbarn Travelling Theatre traveled around
The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
2020-12-22
Glen Hansard takes a look back at the most memorable moments from the Grafton Street busk over the y
The Forward Journey
Follows the recording of The Swell Season’s album "Forward"