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Tracy Letts Biography

Birth Name:Tracy Letts

Birth Place:Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

His play "August: Osage County" won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Received the 2005 21st Century Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation
His performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" garnered him a 2013 Tony win for Best Actor in a Play
Won the Tony Award for Best Play for "August: Osage County․"
Waited tables and worked as a telemarketer in Dallas while he was getting his acting career started
Quote: "I'm hoping that I can take things that I learn as an actor and then apply them to my craft as a playwright․"
Quote: "One thing I knew about acting even before I ever wrote a play is that language has primacy in the theater․"
An award-winning playwright, his titles include "Man from Nebraska," "Killer Joe" and "Bug․"
Joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's ensemble in 2002 and performed in such plays as "Betrayal," "The Pillowman" and "Last of the Boys․"
Cited Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner and Jim Thompson as his inspirations when it comes to his writing

Awards

2013Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
2013CFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2013Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2013IOMA-Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale): nominated
2013PFCS Award-Best Screenplay - Adapted: nominated
2014Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2014Critics Choice Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2014Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2014WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2015Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2016Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2017ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: winner
2018Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2018COFCA Award-Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work): winner
2018Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2018OFCC Award-Best Body of Work: nominated
2018OFTA Film Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2018OFTA Film Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2019CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: winner
2019IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble of the Decade: nominated
2020OFTA Film Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2021CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
2022Razzie Award-Worst Screenplay: nominated
2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2026Image Award-Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated