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Tracy Letts

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Acting

Known Credits
47

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 4, 1965 (61 years old)

Place of Birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Tracy Letts

Biography

Tracy S. Letts (born July 4, 1965) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He started his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre before making his Broadway debut as a playwright for August: Osage County (2007), for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. As an actor, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2013).

As a playwright, Letts is known for having written for the Steppenwolf Theatre, Off-Broadway and Broadway theatre. His works include Killer Joe, Bug, Man from Nebraska, August: Osage County, Superior Donuts, Linda Vista, and The Minutes. Letts adapted three of his plays into films, Bug and Killer Joe, both directed by William Friedkin, and August: Osage County, directed by John Wells. His 2009 play Superior Donuts was adapted into a television series of the same name. As a stage actor, Letts has performed in various classic plays with the Steppenwolf Theatre since 1988. He made his acting Broadway debut as George in the revival of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He continued acting on the Broadway stage in The Realistic Joneses, All My Sons, and The Minutes.

On television, he is known for his portrayal of Andrew Lockhart in seasons 3 and 4 of Showtime's Homeland from 2013 to 2014, and pyramid-scheme con-artist Nick on the HBO comedy series Divorce from 2016 to 2019. He played Jack McKinney in the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. On film he has portrayed Henry Ford II in James Mangold's sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) and Herb Sargent in Jason Reitman's biographical comedy-drama Saturday Night (2024). He has also taken leading roles in The Lovers (2017) as well as supporting roles in The Big Short (2015), Indignation (2016), Imperium (2016), Lady Bird (2017), The Post (2017), Little Women (2019), and A House of Dynamite (2025).

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Known For

Acting

2026I Play Rockyas Sandy Maddox
2026Rosebush Pruningas Father
2025The American Revolutionas (voice)
2025A House of Dynamiteas General Anthony Brady
2025The Lowdownas Frank Martin
2025The Paperas John Stack
2025Eric LaRueas Bill Verne
2024Saturday Nightas Herb Sargent
2024McVeighas Richard
2022Deep Wateras Don Wilson
2022Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynastyas Jack McKinney
2021Ghostbusters: Afterlifeas Jack (uncredited)
2021Three Short Plays by Tracy Lettsas Announcer
2021The Woman in the Windowas Dr. Landy (uncredited)
2021French Exitas Franklin Price (voice)
2019Little Womenas Mr. Dashwood
2019Ford v Ferrarias Henry Ford II
2017The Postas Fritz Beebe
2017Lady Birdas Larry McPherson
2017The Loversas Michael
2016Christineas Michael
2016Divorceas Nick
2016Imperiumas Dallas Wolf
2016Indignationas Dean Caudwell
2016Wiener-Dogas Danny
2016Elvis & Nixonas John Finlator
2015The Big Shortas Lawrence Fields
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas Self
2011Homelandas Andrew Lockhart
2000Strong Medicineas Ken
1999Guinevereas Zack
1998Chicago Cabas Sports Fan
1998U.S. Marshalsas Sheriff Poe
1996Early Editionas Jonathan
1996Early Editionas Marksman
1996Profileras Alan Chandler
1995The Drew Carey Showas Lomax
1992Straight Talkas Sean (voice)
1991Home Improvementas Henry
1989The Simpsonsas Tracy Letts (voice)
1989Seinfeldas Counter Guy
1988Paramedicsas Van Owner
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Winner
Liminalas
Harmoniaas Reuben
East of Edenas Cyrus Trask

Production

2021Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts...Writer
2021The Woman in the Window...Screenplay
2021The Woman in the Window...Producer
2013August: Osage County...Screenplay
2013August: Osage County...Theatre Play
2012Killer Joe...Screenplay
2012Killer Joe...Writer
2007Bug...Screenplay
2007Bug...Theatre Play