Joe Hansard
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- 42 - 50 yrs old
- 5' 8"
- 240 lbs
- Blue
- Medium
- White/Caucasian
AFTRA, SAG
Projects (1)
Connections (14)
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Joe Hansard recently wrapped back-to-back roles in two new independent feature film projects, sharing screentime with Kip Pardue and Chris Matthews as "Cosgrove" in Dave Fraunces "Below The Beltway," and as "Travis Garner" in 19th and Wilson's "Ghosts Don't Exist," both for release in 2010.
A favorite of indie filmmakers, Joe's recent credits include the Jim Jarmusch produced feature film "Explicit Ills" directed by Mark Webber, MGM thriller "Hit and Run" with Laura Breckenridge, and his role as bumbling ghost hunter "Joe Schmidt" in "Para Abnormal" for "Blair Witch Project" creator Ed Sanchez and company.
HBO tapped Hansard for the pivotal role of "Nathan Levi Boston" on the fifth and final season of David Simon's "The Wire" in the "React Quotes" episode. Previously, Barry Levinson cast Joe as "Jimmy Lee Shields" in Simon's sister show "Homicide: Life on the Street" for NBC. The "Gone For Goode" pilot episode debuted after the Superbowl and garnered the highest ratings of the series.
Joe Hansard is a fixture on the independent film & media scene, sporting years of experience as both lead and supporting player in television and film. Known for an eclectic screen persona, his characters span the gamut, from hillbillies to the homeless -- a mixed bag of lovable creeps, kooks, cops, etc.
Hansard's film debut was alongside Oscar winner Adolph Caesar in the feature film "The Hitter," not a bad start for the teen from Baltimore, landing a speaking role as "Graveyard Redneck" and getting his SAG card to boot. The acting bug bit around age seven when Joe's mom Caroline brought him to an audition for "King Fluff" laundry detergent.
Hansard wrote and directed the award winning comedy short "Lost in Transportation," a buddy movie starring close friend and fellow "Wire" alum Frederick Strother. Hansard plays Fred's right hand man, Joe Schlepp, a baggage handler in the Lost and Found department of BWI International Airport. The story is based on Hansard's former real life occupation returning misplaced luggage to irate passengers for BWI and won First Place in the Comedy Category at the 2006 Mid Atlantic Film Festival. "Lost in Transportation" was also featured in Kevin Smith's "Movies Askew" online Film Festival. With screenwriter Paul Freeman, Hansard co-wrote a feature length version, rechristened "Lug Nuts," the project was the Number One "Top Pick" for eight consecutive days out of 1,433 submissions in Massify/Lionsgate's recent feature film pitch competition.
A favorite of indie filmmakers, Joe's recent credits include the Jim Jarmusch produced feature film "Explicit Ills" directed by Mark Webber, MGM thriller "Hit and Run" with Laura Breckenridge, and his role as bumbling ghost hunter "Joe Schmidt" in "Para Abnormal" for "Blair Witch Project" creator Ed Sanchez and company.
HBO tapped Hansard for the pivotal role of "Nathan Levi Boston" on the fifth and final season of David Simon's "The Wire" in the "React Quotes" episode. Previously, Barry Levinson cast Joe as "Jimmy Lee Shields" in Simon's sister show "Homicide: Life on the Street" for NBC. The "Gone For Goode" pilot episode debuted after the Superbowl and garnered the highest ratings of the series.
Joe Hansard is a fixture on the independent film & media scene, sporting years of experience as both lead and supporting player in television and film. Known for an eclectic screen persona, his characters span the gamut, from hillbillies to the homeless -- a mixed bag of lovable creeps, kooks, cops, etc.
Hansard's film debut was alongside Oscar winner Adolph Caesar in the feature film "The Hitter," not a bad start for the teen from Baltimore, landing a speaking role as "Graveyard Redneck" and getting his SAG card to boot. The acting bug bit around age seven when Joe's mom Caroline brought him to an audition for "King Fluff" laundry detergent.
Hansard wrote and directed the award winning comedy short "Lost in Transportation," a buddy movie starring close friend and fellow "Wire" alum Frederick Strother. Hansard plays Fred's right hand man, Joe Schlepp, a baggage handler in the Lost and Found department of BWI International Airport. The story is based on Hansard's former real life occupation returning misplaced luggage to irate passengers for BWI and won First Place in the Comedy Category at the 2006 Mid Atlantic Film Festival. "Lost in Transportation" was also featured in Kevin Smith's "Movies Askew" online Film Festival. With screenwriter Paul Freeman, Hansard co-wrote a feature length version, rechristened "Lug Nuts," the project was the Number One "Top Pick" for eight consecutive days out of 1,433 submissions in Massify/Lionsgate's recent feature film pitch competition.