Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard, frontman of the Frames and Oscar-winning co-creator of the film "Once" and its related project the Swell Season, has died aged 56 following a motorcycle crash in west Dublin. He was killed in a single-vehicle collision reported to emergency services shortly before 4:30am local time on 29 July 2026, according to his management agency and the BBC. The death has prompted tributes across the music industry, reflecting his decades-long career spanning film and music.

His management company, ATC Management, confirmed the news in a statement saying his family were "deeply shocked and heartbroken" by the loss and thanked the emergency services who attended the scene, while asking for privacy. Hansard first gained recognition starring in the 1991 film "The Commitments" before achieving wider acclaim through the Frames and later "Once". The circumstances of the crash have not been further detailed, and reports indicate this remains a developing story.