---
name: "Tracy Letts"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tracy-letts"
fi1m_id: "tracy-letts"
imdb_id: "nm0504832"
tmdb_id: 72638
wikidata_id: "Q984572"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 July 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-23T04:11:49.921729+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tracy Letts

## Identity

Tracy Letts

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tracy-letts
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tracy-letts
- **IMDb ID:** nm0504832
- **TMDB ID:** 72638
- **Wikidata ID:** Q984572
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Letts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q984572, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504832/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72638

Actor. Born 4 July 1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 July 1965, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Tracy S. Letts
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 9 acting, 1 writing, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Amy Pascal](https://film.one/person/amy-pascal.md), [Greta Gerwig](https://film.one/person/greta-gerwig.md), [Meryl Streep](https://film.one/person/meryl-streep.md), [Saoirse Ronan](https://film.one/person/saoirse-ronan.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (8), 2020s 69 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 78 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 2, Crime 2, History 2, Action 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $950m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Letts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q984572, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504832/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72638

## Coming up

- *I Play Rocky* (2026-11-06), as Sandy Maddox — [page](https://film.one/film/i-play-rocky.md)
- *The Liberation* (2027-01-06), as Reuben

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Little Women*](https://film.one/film/little-women.md) (83), [*The Post*](https://film.one/film/the-post.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Christine*](https://film.one/film/christine.md) (68), [*August: Osage County*](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md) (57)
- **Apple TV:** [*Lady Bird*](https://film.one/film/lady-bird.md) (86)
- **Disney+:** [*The Lowdown*](https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown.md) (80)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Big Short*](https://film.one/film/the-big-short.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*A House of Dynamite*](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Tracy Letts

> Tracy Letts makes men used to being obeyed worth watching, especially when their certainty begins to fail. We rate him most when a part allows some embarrassment or doubt beneath the authority; the sternness alone can become familiar.

In *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Tracy Letts’s General Anthony Brady wants to shoot back, and his sentences leave little room for discussion. We were frightened by the bluntness of that demand. Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear procedural gives him a useful setting: a man accustomed to issuing orders confronted with a problem that cannot safely be settled by one. Letts makes the demand credible without giving us much comfort in the person making it. The film is worth the evening, though playing the same eighteen minutes three times gradually costs it tension.

Letts is easy to file under stern men in suits, which understates the work. He played George in the 2012 revival of *Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*, while also working as a playwright. His film and television supporting work expanded from the mid-2010s. Greta Gerwig directed him as Larry McPherson in *Lady Bird* (2017) and Mr. Dashwood in *Little Women* (2019). Those parts are worth remembering before treating the next executive as the full measure of him.

James Mangold’s *Ford v Ferrari* (2019) gives that superior a more revealing weakness. As Henry Ford II, Letts lets the executive’s insecurity show through the hard exterior, so that his authority needs more protection than it first appears to. We recommend the film for its driving and the persuasive friendship between Matt Damon and Christian Bale’s characters, but the corporate interference becomes repetitive. Letts keeps that side of the story watchable because Ford’s insecurity gives the bluster a reason. He is still the boss, and Letts makes clear how much that matters to him.

The limitation is partly in the work he is offered: executives, generals and other men whose job is to sound certain. There is only so much an actor can do if the script needs an order delivered and no more. Brady’s clipped demand works within Bigelow’s procedural, but we would not mistake another uniform for a fresh challenge. Mangold gives the authority figure a vulnerability that makes him worth watching beyond his function in the plot. For Letts, start with *Ford v Ferrari*; just be prepared to spend longer with the management than seems necessary.

## Biography

Tracy Letts is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he began his career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.

As a playwright, Letts received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play for *August: Osage County* (2007). He later won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 2013 Broadway revival of *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*. His screen acting credits include *The Big Short* (2015), *Lady Bird* (2017), *The Post* (2017), *Ford v Ferrari* (2019) and *Little Women* (2019). He plays General Anthony Brady in the 2025 film *A House of Dynamite*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

### Performed in (9) — the average rests on these

- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Fi1m 73, as General Anthony Brady — [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *The Lowdown* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Frank Martin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown.md)
- *Ford v Ferrari* (2019), Fi1m 80, as Henry Ford II — [page](https://film.one/film/ford-v-ferrari.md)
- *Little Women* (2019), Fi1m 83, as Mr. Dashwood — [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *Lady Bird* (2017), Fi1m 86, as Larry McPherson — [page](https://film.one/film/lady-bird.md)
- *The Post* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Fritz Beebe — [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *Christine* (2016), Fi1m 68, as Michael — [page](https://film.one/film/christine.md)
- *The Big Short* (2015), Fi1m 80, as Lawrence Fields — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-short.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Andrew Lockhart — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *August: Osage County* (2013), Fi1m 57, Screenplay, Theatre Play — [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021), Fi1m 55, as Jack (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-afterlife.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Liberation* (2027), as Reuben
- *I Play Rocky* (2026), as Sandy Maddox — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/i-play-rocky.md)
- *East of Eden* (2026), series, as Cyrus Trask — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/east-of-eden.md)
- *Rosebush Pruning* (2026), as Father
- *The American Revolution* (2025), series, as (voice)
- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), as General Anthony Brady — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *The Lowdown* (2025), series, as Frank Martin — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown.md)
- *The Paper* (2025), series, as John Stack
- *Eric LaRue* (2025), as Bill Verne
- *Saturday Night* (2024), as Herb Sargent
- *McVeigh* (2024), as Richard
- *Deep Water* (2022), as Don Wilson
- *Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty* (2022), series, as Jack McKinney
- *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021), as Jack (uncredited) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-afterlife.md)
- *Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts* (2021), as Announcer · Writer
- *The Woman in the Window* (2021), as Dr. Landy (uncredited) · Screenplay, Producer
- *French Exit* (2021), as Franklin Price (voice)
- *Little Women* (2019), as Mr. Dashwood — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *Ford v Ferrari* (2019), as Henry Ford II — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ford-v-ferrari.md)
- *The Post* (2017), as Fritz Beebe — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *Lady Bird* (2017), as Larry McPherson — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/lady-bird.md)
- *The Lovers* (2017), as Michael
- *Christine* (2016), as Michael — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/christine.md)
- *Divorce* (2016), series, as Nick
- *Imperium* (2016), as Dallas Wolf
- *Indignation* (2016), as Dean Caudwell
- *Wiener-Dog* (2016), as Danny
- *Elvis & Nixon* (2016), as John Finlator
- *The Big Short* (2015), as Lawrence Fields — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-short.md)
- *August: Osage County* (2013), Screenplay, Theatre Play — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Killer Joe* (2012), Screenplay, Writer
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Andrew Lockhart — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Bug* (2007), Theatre Play, Screenplay
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Ken
- *Guinevere* (1999), as Zack
- *Chicago Cab* (1998), as Sports Fan
- *U.S. Marshals* (1998), as Sheriff Poe
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, as Jonathan, Marksman
- *Profiler* (1996), series, as Alan Chandler
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Lomax
- *Straight Talk* (1992), as Sean (voice)
- *Home Improvement* (1991), series, as Henry
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Tracy Letts (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Counter Guy — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Paramedics* (1988), as Van Owner
- *Liminal*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Tracy Letts](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-be60317ed7bb.jpg) Tracy Letts — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Tracy_Letts_A_House_of_Dynamite-36_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Tracy_Letts_A_House_of_Dynamite-36_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tracy Letts and Carrie Coon at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-5c3e43296079.jpg) Tracy Letts and Carrie Coon at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_44_%289734320405%29.jpg/1280px-2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_44_%289734320405%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film A House of Dynamite](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-ed5260869d4c.jpg) Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film A House of Dynamite — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Carrie_Coon_Tracy_Letts_A_House_of_Dynamite-35.jpg/1280px-Carrie_Coon_Tracy_Letts_A_House_of_Dynamite-35.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cast of A House of Dynamite at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-248855bd444f.jpg) Cast of A House of Dynamite at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Cast_of_A_House_of_Dynamite-63.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_A_House_of_Dynamite-63.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tracy Letts](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-ff7625f20287.jpg) Tracy Letts — Image via TMDB
- ![Tracy Letts](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-6e3a10c4f580.jpg) Tracy Letts — Image via TMDB
- ![Tracy Letts](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-21362f28f5a6.jpg) Tracy Letts — Image via TMDB
- ![Tracy Letts at the 2022 Tony Awards press day](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-a8acfdd08cbe.jpg) Tracy Letts at the 2022 Tony Awards press day — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/TracyLetts-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actor Tracy Letts at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/7834/gallery-eca3599edfa4.jpg) Actor Tracy Letts at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Tracy_Letts-69964.jpg/1280px-Tracy_Letts-69964.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won, 1 nominated

- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2022: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (won)
- Tony Award for Best Play 2022: Tony Award for Best Play (nominated), for *The Minutes*
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2013: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (won)
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2008: Pulitzer Prize for Drama (won), for *August: Osage County*
- Tony Award for Best Play 2008: Tony Award for Best Play (won), for *August: Osage County*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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