Biography
Glen Hansard is an Irish actor and musician. Born in Dublin in 1970, he began busking on the city's streets as a teenager before forming the rock band the Frames in 1990.
He made his screen debut as Outspan Foster, the guitarist in Alan Parker's 1991 film The Commitments. He later starred as Guy in the 2007 music drama Once, for which he shared an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Hansard died in a motorcycle accident in Dublin on 29 July 2026, aged 56.
