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Also known as Tracy S. Letts

American actor and screenwriter

Person · Open Library

Works
14

Top works

  • August
  • Superior Donuts
  • August
  • Linda Vista
  • Minutes

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1965-07-04

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5
Total plays
34

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Key facts

Born
Tracy Shane Letts , ( 1965-07-04 ) July 4, 1965 (age 60) , Tulsa, Oklahoma , U.S.
Occupations
Playwright screenwriter actor
Years active
1988–present
Spouse
Carrie Coon ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 ) ​
Parent s
Billie Letts , Dennis Letts
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Drama , Tony Award for Best Play , Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

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Encyclopedic overview

Tracy Shane Letts (born July 4, 1965) is an American actor, playwright, podcaster, and screenwriter.

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 in 2013. He continued acting on the Broadway stage in 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. He played Jack McKinney in the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023); for this role, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2024. On film, he has portrayed Henry Ford II in James Mangold's sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) and Mr. Dashwood in Little Women, a 2019 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name.

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