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Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts

17 movies on Netflix

Biography

Tracy Letts is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter who grew up in Durant, Oklahoma, and moved to Chicago at 20 to work with Steppenwolf Theatre Company. As a playwright he is known for August: Osage County, which brought him a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2008 and the Tony Award for Best Play, and for the plays Killer Joe and Man from Nebraska. He won a Tony in 2013 for his Broadway debut as George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and he later acted on Broadway in All My Sons and The Minutes. On television he played Andrew Lockhart in Homeland and Jack McKinney in Winning Time, which earned him an Emmy nomination in 2024. His films include Lady Bird (2017), The Post (2017), Ford v Ferrari (2019), in which he played Henry Ford II, and Little Women (2019). He adapted three of his plays for the screen and wrote The Woman in the Window (2021).

61years old

Turns 62 on July 4in 263 days

  • Born Tulsa
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Tracy S. Letts

Movie Career

Films
17
Career span
27 years1999 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the award

    Letts won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play for August: Osage County, which ran on Broadway for 648 performances after opening in Chicago in 2007.

  2. Behind the camera

    Letts wrote the play Killer Joe in 1991. It has since been staged in many countries and translated into 12 languages.

  3. Big break

    In 2012 Letts drew notice for his first Broadway performance, in a revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Booth Theatre. He earned good reviews and in 2013 won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

  4. A first

    In 2022, Letts took a role in The Minutes on Broadway. It marked the first occasion he had performed in a play he wrote himself.

  5. Early training

    Letts moved to Chicago when he was 20. He spent the next 11 years working at Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Famous Door, and he remains an active member of Steppenwolf.

  6. Behind the camera

    Letts helped found Bang Bang Spontaneous Theatre, a group that also counted Greg Kotis, Michael Shannon, Paul Dillon, and Amy Pietz among its members.

Tracy Letts movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Lady Bird2017 Comedy, Dramaas Larry McPherson

    IMDb rating 7.4369K votes

  2. Ford v Ferrari2019 Action, Biography, Drama, Sportas Henry Ford II

    IMDb rating 8.1587K votes

  3. The Post2017as Fritz Beebe

    IMDb rating 7.2174K votes

  4. Little Women2019as Mr. Dashwood

    IMDb rating 7.7289K votes

  5. Deep Water2022as Don Wilson

    IMDb rating 5.574K votes

  6. A House of Dynamite2025as General Anthony Brady

    IMDb rating 6.4123K votes

  7. Imperium2016as Dallas Wolf

    IMDb rating 6.554K votes

  8. Christine2016as Michael

    IMDb rating 6.918K votes

Most often with

Greta Gerwig directed two of these films, Azazel Jacobs two. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Meryl Streep, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Meryl StreepRitchie Montgomery, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ritchie MontgomeryBob Odenkirk, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bob OdenkirkSaoirse Ronan, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Saoirse RonanTimothée Chalamet, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Timothée ChalametLucas Hedges, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lucas HedgesGreta GerwigDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Greta GerwigAzazel JacobsDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Azazel Jacobs

Films together

  • Meryl Streep2 films together, 2017 to 2019
    Meryl Streep's page
    • Little Women2019IMDb rating 7.7Letts as Mr. DashwoodStreep as Aunt March
    • The Post2017IMDb rating 7.2Letts as Fritz BeebeStreep as Kay Graham
  • Ritchie Montgomery2 films together, 2016
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    • Christine2016IMDb rating 6.9Letts as MichaelMontgomery as Tug
    • Elvis & Nixon2016IMDb rating 6.3Letts as John FinlatorMontgomery as Grady (Airport Security)
  • Bob Odenkirk2 films together, 2017 to 2019
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    • Little Women2019IMDb rating 7.7Letts as Mr. DashwoodOdenkirk as Father March
    • The Post2017IMDb rating 7.2Letts as Fritz BeebeOdenkirk as Ben Bagdikian
  • Saoirse Ronan2 films together, 2017 to 2019
    Saoirse Ronan's page
    • Little Women2019IMDb rating 7.7Letts as Mr. DashwoodRonan as Jo March
    • Lady Bird2017IMDb rating 7.4Letts as Larry McPhersonRonan as Lady Bird McPherson
  • Timothée Chalamet2 films together, 2017 to 2019
    Timothée Chalamet's page
    • Little Women2019IMDb rating 7.7Letts as Mr. DashwoodChalamet as Laurie
    • Lady Bird2017IMDb rating 7.4Letts as Larry McPhersonChalamet as Kyle Scheible
  • Lucas Hedges2 films together, 2017 to 2021
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    • French Exit2021IMDb rating 5.9Letts as Franklin PricevoiceHedges as Malcolm Price
    • Lady Bird2017IMDb rating 7.4Letts as Larry McPhersonHedges as Danny O'Neill
  • Greta GerwigDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2019
    All films by Greta Gerwig
  • Azazel JacobsDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2021
    All films by Azazel Jacobs
  • Also two films together2 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Tracy Letts's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$823 million

12 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 17 films: 12 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

Little Women2019as Mr. Dashwood$332 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Little Women2019as Mr. Dashwood
    $332M40.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Ford v Ferrari2019as Henry Ford II
    $226M27.4% of the total
  3. 3
    The Post2017as Fritz Beebe
    $180M21.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Lady Bird2017as Larry McPherson
    $79M9.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Indignation2016as Dean Caudwell
    $3.9M0.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Elvis & Nixon2016as John Finlator
    $1.1M0.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Guinevere1999as Zack
    $614K0.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Wiener-Dog2016as Danny
    $469K0.1% of the total
Christine (2016), $313,465Imperium (2016), $302,109A House of Dynamite (2025), $181,125Rosebush Pruning (2026), $85,294

$881,993from the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 2008 to 2022, two of them major.

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Tracy Letts's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Tony Awards
2013Best Actor in a PlayWon
2008Best PlayAugust: Osage CountyWon
Other honors
2022Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesWon
2008Pulitzer Prize for DramaAugust: Osage CountyWon
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a PlayWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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