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Tracy Letts

Acting

Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts is an actor born on July 4, 1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He is known for Lady Bird, The Post and Deep Water. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
July 4, 1965
Place of birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as
Tracy S. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tracy Letts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2027The Liberationas Reuben
  2. 2026I Play Rockyas Sandy Maddox
  3. 2026East of Edenas Cyrus Trask · 1 episode
  4. 2026Rosebush Pruningas Father
  5. 2025The American Revolutionas (voice) · 1 episode
  6. 2025A House of Dynamiteas General Anthony Brady
  7. 2025The Lowdownas Frank Martin · 4 episodes
  8. 2025The Paperas John Stack · 2 episodes
  9. 2025Eric LaRueas Bill Verne
  10. 2024Saturday Nightas Herb Sargent
  11. 2024McVeighas Richard
  12. 2022Deep Wateras Don Wilson
  13. 2022Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynastyas Jack McKinney · 10 episodes
  14. 2021Ghostbusters: Afterlifeas Jack (uncredited)
  15. 2021Three Short Plays by Tracy Lettsas Announcer · Writer
  16. 2021The Woman in the Windowas Dr. Landy (uncredited) · Producer · Screenplay
  17. 2021French Exitas Franklin Price (voice)
  18. 2019Little Womenas Mr. Dashwood
  19. 2019Ford v Ferrarias Henry Ford II
  20. 2017The Postas Fritz Beebe
  21. 2017Lady Birdas Larry McPherson
  22. 2017The Loversas Michael
  23. 2016Christineas Michael
  24. 2016Divorceas Nick · 20 episodes
  25. 2016Imperiumas Dallas Wolf
  26. 2016Indignationas Dean Caudwell
  27. 2016Wiener-Dogas Danny
  28. 2016Elvis & Nixonas John Finlator
  29. 2015The Big Shortas Lawrence Fields
  30. 2013August: Osage CountyScreenplay
  31. 2012Killer JoeScreenplay · Writer
  32. 2011Homelandas Andrew Lockhart · 24 episodes
  33. 2007BugScreenplay
  34. 2000Strong Medicineas Ken · 1 episode
  35. 1999Guinevereas Zack
  36. 1998Chicago Cabas Sports Fan
  37. 1998U.S. Marshalsas Sheriff Poe
  38. 1996Early Editionas Jonathan · 1 episode
  39. 1996Profileras Alan Chandler · 1 episode
  40. 1995The Drew Carey Showas Lomax · 1 episode
  41. 1992Straight Talkas Sean (voice)
  42. 1991Home Improvementas Henry · 1 episode
  43. 1989The Simpsonsas Tracy Letts (voice) · 1 episode
  44. 1989Seinfeldas Counter Guy · 1 episode
  45. 1988Paramedicsas Van Owner