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Tracy Letts is a multifaceted award-winning actor and playwright. Letts 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 has written 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. In 2019, Letts was seen portraying Henry Ford II in James Mangold’s Academy Award-nominated racing drama “Ford v Ferrari,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He also starred in the Academy nominated and critically-acclaimed adaption of Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.”





Upcoming, Letts will star opposite Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck in the 20th Century Studios thriller “Deep Water.” Letts stars and also penned the screenplay for the film adaptation of A.J. Finn’s best-seller, The Woman in the Window, released on Netflix.



Steppenwolf production of The Minutes by Tracy Letts will make its return to Broadway in March 2022. The play, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama, shows the inner workings of a city council meeting in the fictional town of Big Cherry. Other recent stage projects include Letts’s play Linda Vista, which saw a successful limited run at Broadway’s Hayes Theatre in late 2019.



In 2017, Letts appeared in Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” alongside Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. The film was selected as the Best Film of 2017 by the National Board of Review and nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture and for a Critics’ Choice Award in the category of Best Acting Ensemble. Also in 2017, Letts received critical acclaim for his performance opposite Saoirse Ronan in Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” which was selected as one of the Top Ten Films of 2017 by the National Board of Review, nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Best Ensemble and an Oscar in the category of Best Film.



Additional film credits include “The Lovers” with Debra Winger, which was nominated for a 2018 Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay; Antoni Campos’ biographical drama “Christine,” “Indignation,” James Schamus’ directorial debut and the Oscar nominated film “The Big Short” directed by Adam McKay.



On the small screen, Letts starred in the second season of HBO’s “Divorce” alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon and Talia Balsam. In 2013 and 2014, Letts played CIA Director Andrew Lockhart on Showtime’s “Homeland.” The cast was nominated for a SAG Award in the category of Best Drama Ensemble in 2013. Tracy resides in Chicago with his wife, Carrie Coon, and is an active member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Minutes The Minutes
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2022
Mayor Superba
All My Sons All My Sons
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival, 2019
Joe Keller
Nassim Nassim
[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Guest Performer
The Realistic Joneses The Realistic Joneses
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Bob Jones
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
[Broadway]
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Production, 2012
George
Orson's Shadow
[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatre Production, 2005
Ken

Productions

Bug
 
[Broadway, 2026]
Playwright
Mary Page Marlowe
 
[West End, 2025]
Playwright
August: Osage CountyAugust: Osage County
 
[Broadway, 2007] [Replacement]
Playwright[Replacement]

Writing

Bug
Playwright
August: Osage County
Playwright
Playwright
Superior Donuts
Playwright
Killer Joe
Playwright
The Minutes
Playwright
Linda Vista
Playwright

Movies

Paramedics
[ 1988 ] Van Owner
Straight Talk
[ 1992 ] Sean
Chicago Cab
[ 1997 ] Sports Fan
U.S. Marshals
[ 1998 ] Sheriff Poe
Guinevere
[ 1999 ] Zack
Bug
[ 2006 ] writer
Killer Joe
[ 2011 ] writer
August: Osage County
[ 2013 ] writer
The Big Short
[ 2015 ] Lawrence Fields
Imperium
[ 2016 ] Dall Wolf
Wiener-Dog
[ 2016 ] Danny
Indignation
[ 2016 ] Dean Caudwell
Elvis & Nixon
[ 2016 ] John Finlator
Christine
[ 2016 ] Michael
The Post
[ 2017 ] Fritz Beebe
Lady Bird
[ 2017 ] Larry McPherson
The Lovers
[ 2017 ] Michael
Ford v Ferrari
[ 2019 ] Henry Ford II
Little Women
[ 2019 ] Mr. Dhwood
French Exit
[ 2020 ] Franklin Price
The Woman in the Window
[ 2021 ] writer
Deep Water
[ 2022 ] Don Wilson
Saturday Night
[ 2024 ] Herb Sargent
A House of Dynamite
[ 2025 ] General Anthony Brady

TV Shows

Divorce
Nick
Early Edition
Jonathan, Marksman
Homeland
Andrew Lockhart
The Simpsons
Tracy Letts
Mr. Throwback
Mitch Grossman
The Simpsons
Tracy Letts
Mr. Throwback
Mitch Grossman
The Paper
[ 2025-2025 ] John Stack
The Lowdown
[ 2025-2025 ] Frank Martin
East of Eden
[ 2026-2026 ] Cyrus Trask

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2019 - Distinguished Performance Award

Tracy Letts, All My Sons

The Pulitzer Prize - 2018 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tracy Letts, The Minutes

Drama League Awards - 2014 - Distinguished Performance Award

Tracy Letts, The Realistic Joneses

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Olivier Awards - 2009 - Best New Play

Tracy LettsAugust: Osage County


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2008 - Best Play

Tracy Letts, August: Osage County


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 2008 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tracy Letts, August: Osage County


winner
Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Play

Tracy Letts, August: Osage County


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Play

Tracy Letts, August: Osage County

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Tracy Letts, Bug

The Pulitzer Prize - 2004 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tracy LettsMan from Nebraska

The Pulitzer Prize - 2004 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tracy LettsMan from Nebraska

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Tony Awards Eligibility Announced for BUG, CHESS, and More Photo
Tony Awards Eligibility Announced for BUG, CHESS, and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2026

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time to confirm the eligibility status of five Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season.
Review: THE DANCE OF DEATH at Steppenwolf Theatre Company Photo
Review: THE DANCE OF DEATH at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - Feb 19, 2026

When I think of Steppenwolf, I often think of family members crying, screaming at one another, or some combination of the two. So the sparring between spouses Alice and Captain Edgar in August Strindberg’s 1900 play THE DANCE OF DEATH feels right at home. In a surprisingly funny and sharp version from accomplished Irish playwright Conor McPherson and direction from Steppenwolf ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, Kathryn Erbe and Jeff Perry go toe-to-toe as a troubled married couple about to celebrate their silver anniversary. 
Full Cast Announced for TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS for Marathon Reading Event Photo
Full Cast Announced for TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS for Marathon Reading Event
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2026

James Caan, Michael Rispoli, Raul Segarra, and Sarah Shapiro will star in the daylong theater reading festival TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS, showcasing continuous performances.
Theater For The New City To Honor Estelle Parsons Photo
Theater For The New City To Honor Estelle Parsons
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2026

Academy Award-winning actress Estelle Parsons is returning to Theater for the New City as the honoree at its annual Love and Courage gala to raise money to present the work of emerging playwrights.
Photos: Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal Visit BUG on Broadway Photo
Photos: Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal Visit BUG on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - Feb 17, 2026

Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal recently paid a visit to Bug on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there to capture the moment when the brother-and-sister pair met with the cast backstage. Check out photos here!
Lorne Michaels Documentary Sets April Release From Director Morgan Neville Photo
Lorne Michaels Documentary Sets April Release From Director Morgan Neville
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 13, 2026

Focus Features has set the release date for Lorne, a new behind-the-scenes documentary spotlighting the life of Lorne Michaels, the famed creator of Saturday Night Live. The film will be released in theaters in the U.S. on April 17, 2026. 
Review: STEREOPHONIC at National Theatre Photo
Review: STEREOPHONIC at National Theatre
by David Friscic - Feb 13, 2026

The heightened reality replete with elongated pauses –(do people really wait this long in real life to answer one another?) that emanates from the stage of the Pulitzer- Prize and Tony -winning production of Stereophonic –now being produced in a touring /edited two hour and 50-minute version at the National Theatre-- certainly grabbed my attention.
Beanie Feldstein, John Gallagher Jr. and More Join TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS Photo
Beanie Feldstein, John Gallagher Jr. and More Join TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2026

Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a marathon theater reading festival celebrating the works of Pulitzer Prize winner Letts, has revealed more participating stars, including Beanie Feldstein, John Gallagher Jr. and more.
Exclusive: Tracy Letts Talks Portraying Family History Onstage in FINDING YOUR ROOTS Photo
Exclusive: Tracy Letts Talks Portraying Family History Onstage in FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 9, 2026

Playwright Tracy Letts is exploring the relationship between his family background and his theater work in an exclusive clip from a new episode of Finding Your Roots. Check it out now.
Rachel Dratch, Stephanie Hsu, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Juliette Lewis & More Join THE Photo
Rachel Dratch, Stephanie Hsu, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Juliette Lewis & More Join THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW- Full Cast Announced
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 29, 2026

It's time to meet Broadway's new creatures of the night! Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, with direction by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 27, 2026- Tony Awards Sets Date and Theatre and Mo Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 27, 2026- Tony Awards Sets Date and Theatre and More
by - Jan 27, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 27, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Mad Horse Theatre To Present Maine Premiere Of THE MINUTES By Tracy Letts Photo
Mad Horse Theatre To Present Maine Premiere Of THE MINUTES By Tracy Letts
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2026

Mad Horse Theatre presents the Maine premiere of The Minutes by Tracy Letts. The production runs from late February through March and is directed by company member Christopher Price.
BUG on Broadway Starring Carrie Coon Extends for a Second Time Photo
BUG on Broadway Starring Carrie Coon Extends for a Second Time
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2026

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, will extend its run for the second time.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 21, 2026- Go Inside the NEXT ON STAGE Finale and M Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 21, 2026- Go Inside the NEXT ON STAGE Finale and More
by - Jan 21, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 21, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Katrina Lenk and More to Join Reading of Tracy Letts Pla Photo
Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Katrina Lenk and More to Join Reading of Tracy Letts Plays
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 20, 2026

Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a marathon theater reading festival celebrating the works of Pulitzer Prize winner Letts, will take place at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Exclusive: Delroy Lindo Uncovers Family History in FINDING YOUR ROOTS Photo
Exclusive: Delroy Lindo Uncovers Family History in FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 19, 2026

In this exclusive clip from a new episode of Finding Your Roots Season 12, Tony Award nominee and Sinners star Delroy Lindo joins Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to learn new details about his family history. Watch it now.
Video: Carrie Coon Reveals Medical Scare That Led to Cancelled BUG Performances Photo
Video: Carrie Coon Reveals Medical Scare That Led to Cancelled BUG Performances
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 16, 2026

Carrie Coon is setting the record straight about the recent cancelled performances of Bug on Broadway. While on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the performer shared insight into the illness that led to the cancellation of an Act 2 matinee and the final preview performance. Watch the conversation now.
Video: Carrie Coon Reflects on Audience Reactions to Broadway's BUG Photo
Video: Carrie Coon Reflects on Audience Reactions to Broadway's BUG
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 15, 2026

Bug star Carrie Coon recently visited Live with Kelly and Mark to talk about her experience in the show, along with the response she has received from audience members. Check out the discussion now.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 13, 2026- WICKED To Welcome New Witches and More Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 13, 2026- WICKED To Welcome New Witches and More
by - Jan 13, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 13, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, & More Nominated for NAACP Image Awards Photo
Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, & More Nominated for NAACP Image Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 12, 2026

The NAACP has announced the full list of “NAACP Image Awards” nominees, with nominees including Wicked: For Good, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, and more. Check out the full list here.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Tracy Letts been in?

Tracy Letts has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Tracy Letts been in?

Tracy Letts has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Tracy Letts been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for All My Sons, Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Minutes , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Realistic Joneses, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for August: Osage County, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for August: Osage County, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for August: Osage County, Best Play (Tony Awards) for August: Osage County, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for August: Osage County, John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Bug, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Man from Nebraska and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Man from Nebraska.

What awards has Tracy Letts won?

Tracy Letts has won several prestigious awards for August: Osage County, including Best Play from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Best Play at the Tony Awards, and Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards.

How many shows has Tracy Letts written?

Tracy Letts has written 8 shows including Killer Joe (Playwright), Bug (Playwright), August: Osage County (Playwright), Superior Donuts (Playwright), Mary Page Marlowe (Author), Man from Nebraska (Playwright), The Minutes (Playwright), Linda Vista (Playwright).

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