Tracy Letts

Biography

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

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
Guinevere
Guinevere
Eric LaRue
Eric LaRue
Christine
Christine
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon
McVeigh
McVeigh
Imperium
Imperium
Wiener-Dog
Wiener-Dog

Filmography

2025 A House of Dynamite
as
2025 Eric LaRue
as Bill Verne
2024 Saturday Night
as Herb Sargent
2024 McVeigh
as Richard
2022 Deep Water
as Don Wilson
2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Jack McKinney
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Jack (uncredited)
2021 Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
as Announcer
2021 The Woman in the Window
as Dr. Landy (uncredited)
2021 French Exit
as Franklin Price (voice)
2019 Little Women
as Mr. Dashwood
2019 Ford v Ferrari
as Henry Ford II
2017 The Post
as Fritz Beebe
2017 Lady Bird
as Larry McPherson
2017 The Lovers
as Michael
2016 Christine
as Michael
2016 Divorce
as Nick
2016 Imperium
as Dallas Wolf
2016 Indignation
as Dean Caudwell
2016 Wiener-Dog
as Danny