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Tracy Letts

Screenwriter / Playwright / Writer / Actor | * 07/04/1965 (58) | Tulsa, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
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 ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. ...

Little Women

PG

2019 | 3.9/5 | 2h 15min
Drama, Romance / Love, History
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A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired ...

The Post

PG-13

2017 | 3.5/5 | 1h 56min
Drama, History
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American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary r ...

Ford v Ferrari

PG-13

2019 | 4.0/5 | 2h 33min
Drama, Action, History
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Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to ...

Lady Bird

R

2017 | 3.6/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Tracy Letts

Pulitzer Prize for Drama Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Movies with Tracy Letts as Actor(21)

2023 Eric LaRue
as Don Wilson2022 Deep Water
as Jack (uncredited)2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dr. Landy2021 The Woman in the Window
as Franklin Price (voice)2021 French Exit
as Henry Ford II2019 Ford v Ferrari
as Mr. Dashwood2019 Little Women
as Fritz Beebe2017 The Post
as Michael2017 The Lovers
as Larry McPherson2017 Lady Bird
as Danny2016 Wiener-Dog
as John Finlator2016 Elvis & Nixon
as Michael2016 Christine
as Dallas Wolf2016 Imperium
as Dean Caudwell2016 Indignation
as Lawrence Fields2015 The Big Short
as Zack1999 Guinevere
as Sheriff Poe1998 U.S. Marshals
as Sports Fan1997 Chicago Cab
as Sean (voice)1992 Straight Talk
as Van Owner1988 Paramedics

TV Shows/Series with Tracy Letts as Actor(6)

as Jack McKinney2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Nick2016 Divorce
as himself2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Senator Andrew Lockhart2011 Homeland
as Henry1991 Home Improvement
as Counter Guy1989 Seinfeld

Movies with Tracy Letts as Crew(7)

Production/Producer2021 The Woman in the Window
Writing/Screenplay2021 The Woman in the Window
Writing/Screenplay2013 August: Osage County
Writing/Theatre Play2013 August: Osage County
Writing/Screenplay2011 Killer Joe
Writing/Screenplay2006 Bug
Writing/Theatre Play2006 Bug

Full Name: Tracy Letts
Born: Sunday, 07/04 1965 (July) in Tulsa, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 58 years + 297 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Carrie Coon
Mother: Billie Letts
Other names for Tracy Letts (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Τρέισι Λετς"
"트레이시 레츠"
Tracy Letts frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (31x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Deck McKenzie (13x, Actor)
Peter Mehlman (7x, Actor)
Max Borenstein (6x, Crew)
David Mandel (6x, Crew)
Larry Charles (6x, Crew)
Tom Gammill (6x, Crew)
Pete G. Papanickolas (6x, Cast)
Randy Carter (6x, Actor)
Michael Shannon (5x, Actor)
Greta Gerwig (5x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:7207, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/19/2024