Person

Glen Hansard

Acting · 1970–2026 · Dublin, Ireland

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.

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  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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  The Simpsons

  Irish Guy (voice)

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  Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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  Parenthood

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  The Oscars

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  Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

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  Off Camera with Sam Jones

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  Once

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  The Commitments

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• 2025Robin in the HoodExecutive Producer
• 2023Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave LettermanSelf
• 2022Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a SongSelf
• 2021CyranoGuard
• 2021Breaking OutSelf
• 2021Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 2021
• 2020The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton StreetSelf
• 2019Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story
• 2019Joni 75: A Birthday CelebrationSelf
• 2018Come On Up to the HouseHimself
• 2018The Camino VoyageHimself
• 2016Jeff Buckley: You and I
• 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
• 2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf
• 2013The Frames: In the Deep ShadeHimself
• 2012The Swell SeasonSelf
• 2010ParenthoodGlen Hansard
• 2009The Swell Season: One Step AwayHimself
• 2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf - Musical Guest
• 2009Live from the Artists DenSelf
• 2007OnceGuy
• 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
• 1991The CommitmentsOutspan Foster
• 1989The SimpsonsIrish Guy (voice)
• 1953The OscarsSelf
• —Shelter me: Apollo House
• —The Forward Journey
• —Glen Hansard - The Making of Don+ SettleHimself
• —Other VoicesHost — Presenter