Tracy Letts

Attore, Sceneggiatore, Produttore

4 luglio 1965 (60 anni)
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 August: Osage County, directed by John Wells. His 2009 play Superior Donuts was adapted into a television series of the same name. As a stage actor, Letts has performed in various classic plays with the Steppenwolf Theatre since 1988. He made his acting Broadway debut as George in the revival of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He continued acting on the Broadway stage in The Realistic Joneses, All My Sons, and The Minutes.

On television, he is known for his portrayal of Andrew Lockhart in seasons 3 and 4 of Showtime's Homeland from 2013 to 2014, and pyramid-scheme con-artist Nick on the HBO comedy series Divorce from 2016 to 2019. He played Jack McKinney in the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. On film he has portrayed Henry Ford II in James Mangold's sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) and Herb Sargent in Jason Reitman's biographical comedy-drama Saturday Night (2024). He has also taken leading roles in The Lovers (2017) as well as supporting roles in The Big Short (2015), Indignation (2016), Imperium (2016), Lady Bird (2017), The Post (2017), Little Women (2019), and A House of Dynamite (2025).

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Film e Serie su Plex

  • I segreti di Osage County
    I segreti di Osage County2013
  • Imperium
    Imperium2016
  • Bug - La paranoia è contagiosa
    Bug - La paranoia è contagiosa2006
  • The Drew Carey Show
    The Drew Carey Show9 stagioni
  • Christine
    Christine2016
  • The lovers - Ritrovare l'amore
    The lovers - Ritrovare l'amore2017
  • Hellcab - Un inferno di taxi
    Hellcab - Un inferno di taxi1997

Famoso per

  • Lady Bird
    Lady Bird2017
  • Killer Joe
    Killer Joe2011
  • I segreti di Osage County
    I segreti di Osage County2013
  • La donna alla finestra
    La donna alla finestra2021
  • Le Mans '66 - La grande sfida
    Le Mans '66 - La grande sfida2019
  • Bug - La paranoia è contagiosa
    Bug - La paranoia è contagiosa2006
  • Piccole donne
    Piccole donne2019
  • The Post
    The Post2017
  • Acque profonde
    Acque profonde2022
  • A House of Dynamite
    A House of Dynamite2025
  • Imperium
    Imperium2016
  • Christine
    Christine2016
  • Winning Time - L'ascesa della dinastia dei Lakers
    Winning Time - L'ascesa della dinastia dei Lakers2 stagioni
  • Indignazione
    Indignazione2016
  • Fuga a Parigi
    Fuga a Parigi2021
  • The lovers - Ritrovare l'amore
    The lovers - Ritrovare l'amore2017
  • Wiener-Dog
    Wiener-Dog2016
  • Elvis & Nixon
    Elvis & Nixon2016
  • Divorce
    Divorce3 stagioni
  • The Lowdown
    The Lowdown1 stagione

Filmografia

2026
I Play Rocky · as Sandy Maddox
2026
Rosebush Pruning · as Father
2025
2025
A House of Dynamite · as General Anthony Brady
2025
The Lowdown · as Frank Martin
2025
The Paper (2025) · as John Stack
2024
Saturday Night · as Herb Sargent
2024
Mr. Throwback · as Mitch Grossman
2024
McVeigh · as Richard
2023
Eric LaRue · as Bill Verne
2022
Deep Water · as Don Wilson
2022
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Jack (uncredited)
2021
The Woman in the Window · as Dr. Landy (uncredited)
2020
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
Comrade Detective · as Vasile
2017
The Sinner · as Jack Novack
2017
The Lovers · as MichaelSu Plex
2016
Christine · as MichaelSu Plex
2016
Divorce (2016) · as Nick
2016
Imperium · as Dallas WolfSu Plex
2016
Indignation · as Dean Caudwell
2016
Wiener-Dog · as Danny
2016
Elvis & Nixon · as John Finlator
2015
The Big Short · as Lawrence Fields
2011
Homeland · as Andrew Lockhart
2005
Prison Break · as Peter Tucci
2000
The District · as Brad Gilroy
2000
Strong Medicine · as Ken
1999
Guinevere · as Zack
1999
Judging Amy · as Mr. Kleinman
1998
U.S. Marshals · as Sheriff Poe
1997
Chicago Cab · as Sports FanSu Plex
1996
Early Edition · as Marksman
1996
Profiler · as Alan Chandler
1995
The Drew Carey Show · as LomaxSu Plex
1993
The Untouchables (1993) · as Tommy Coughlin
1992
Straight Talk · as Sean (voice)
1991
Home Improvement · as Henry
1989
The Simpsons · as Tracy Letts (voice)
1989
Seinfeld · as Counter Guy
1988
Paramedics · as Van Owner

2021
The Woman in the Window · as Screenplay
2013
August: Osage County · as ScreenplaySu Plex
2011
Killer Joe · as Screenplay

2019
2015
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers · as Self - Guest
2014
2013
The 67th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner
2013
2012
Finding Your Roots · as SelfSu Plex
2008
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner
2005
1996
Theater Talk · as Self
1994
WGN Morning News · as Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark · as Self - Guest
1979
1956
Tony Awards · as Self - Winner
1952
Today · as Self - Guest

2017
Superior Donuts · as Based On The Play By
2006
Bug · as Theatre PlaySu Plex