Mr.

Tracy S. Letts

Independent
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Literature
Elected
2022

Tracy Letts is a multifaceted award-winning actor, playwright, and screenwriter. 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 has written the screenplays of three films adapted from his own plays: BUG, Killer Joe, and August: Osage County.   

Letts acts in theater, movie, and television. He received Drama League Awards for his roles in All My Sons and The Realistic Joneses. Letts's movie work includes Mr. Dashwood in Little Women, Henry Ford II in Ford v Ferrari, and Larry McPherson in Lady Bird. On television, Letts has played key parts in HBO's "Divorce" and Showtime's "Homeland."

Letts has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago for more than two decades.

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