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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.
[1988]Paramedics Van Owner
[1992]Straight Talk Sean
[1997]Chicago Cab Sports Fan
[1998]U.S. Marshals Sheriff Poe
[1999]Guinevere Zack
[2006]Bug writer
[2011]Killer Joe writer
[2013]August: Osage County writer
[2015]The Big Short Lawrence Fields
[2016]Wiener-Dog Danny
[2016]Indignation Dean Caudwell
[2016]Elvis & Nixon John Finlator
[2016]Christine Michael
[2016]Imperium Dall Wolf
[2017]The Lovers Michael
[2017]Lady Bird Larry McPherson
[2017]The Post Fritz Beebe
[2019]Little Women Mr. Dhwood
[2019]Ford v Ferrari Henry Ford II
[2020]French Exit Franklin Price
[2021]The Woman in the Window writer
[2022]Deep Water Don Wilson
Tracy Letts, All My Sons
Tracy Letts, The Minutes
Tracy Letts, The Realistic Joneses
Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Tracy LettsAugust: Osage County
Tracy Letts, August: Osage County
Tracy Letts, August: Osage County
Tracy Letts, August: Osage County
Tracy Letts, August: Osage County
Tracy Letts, Bug
Tracy LettsMan from Nebraska
Tracy LettsMan from Nebraska
Tracy Letts's next show will be The Minutes which opens on 4/17/2022 on Broadway.
Tracy Letts has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.
Tracy Letts has not appeared in the West End
Tracy Letts has been nominated for several awards throughout their career. These include the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for their performances in "All My Sons," "The Realistic Joneses," and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" They were also nominated for the Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and the Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Letts received the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for their performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Letts has also been recognized for their work as a playwright. They won the Best New Play at the Olivier Awards, the Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for their play "August: Osage County." Additionally, Letts won the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for their play "Bug." They were also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for their play "Man from Nebraska." Overall, Tracy Letts has had a successful career in both acting and playwriting, with numerous nominations and wins for their work.
Tracy Letts has won several awards for the play "August: Osage County." These include the Best Play award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Best Play award from the Tony Awards, and the Outstanding Play award from the Drama Desk Awards.
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).