About
Tracy Letts
Overview
Tracy Letts (born July 4, 1965) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play August: Osage County and a Tony Award for his portrayal of George in the revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He is also known for his portrayal of Andrew Lockhart in seasons 3 and 4 of Showtime's Homeland, for which he has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards as a member of the ensemble. He currently portrays Nick on the HBO comedy Divorce.
Letts wrote the screenplays of three films adapted from his own plays: 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 which is currently in its second season on CBS.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Saturday Night | Actor | Herb Sargent | 61 Fair |
| 2024 | McVeigh | Actor | Richard | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Eric LaRue | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2022 | Deep Water | Actor | Don Wilson | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Actor | Jack (uncredited) | 72 Good |
| 2021 | Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts | Actor | Announcer | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Actor | Dr. Landy (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2021 | French Exit | Actor | Franklin Price (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Little Women | Actor | Mr. Dashwood | 77 Good |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari | Actor | Henry Ford II | 78 Good |
| 2017 | The Post | Actor | Fritz Beebe | 68 Fair |
| 2017 | Lady Bird | Actor | Larry McPherson | 72 Good |
| 2017 | The Lovers | Actor | Michael | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Christine | Actor | Michael | 63 Fair |
| 2016 | Imperium | Actor | Dallas Wolf | 63 Fair |
| 2016 | Indignation | Actor | Dean Caudwell | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | Wiener-Dog | Actor | Danny | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Elvis & Nixon | Actor | John Finlator | 59 Average |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Actor | Lawrence Fields | 72 Good |
| 1999 | Guinevere | Actor | Zack | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Chicago Cab | Actor | Sports Fan | 58 Average |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Actor | Sheriff Poe | 63 Fair |
| 1992 | Straight Talk | Actor | Sean (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Paramedics | Actor | Van Owner | 58 Average |
| Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Political Thriller | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Rosebush Pruning | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| East of Eden | Actor | Cyrus Trask | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 2021 | Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Writing | Screenplay | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Writing | Theatre Play | 65 Fair |
| 2012 | Killer Joe | Writing | Screenplay | 63 Fair |
| 2007 | Bug | Writing | Theatre Play | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Bug | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2021 | The Woman in the Window | Production | Producer | 59 Average |