Tracy began his career primarily as a stage actor. In the late 1990s, he played the title role in a production of
Hamlet that toured
Japan for a year. He subsequently appeared in stage, film, and television productions in
Los Angeles and
Vancouver,
British Columbia. In the early 2010s, he earned roles in American television series like
Smallville,
Fringe, and
The Killing. Tracy was also among 11 actors chosen for the International Actors' Fellowship at Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre in
London. Between 2012 and 2014, he appeared in the films,
American Mary and
If I Stay and also provided the voice of Thomas Jefferson for the video game, ''Assassin's Creed III''. In March 2013, Tracy starred in a production of
Terminus at Performance Works in Vancouver. He won the
Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for this performance. In 2014, he received a second Outstanding Lead Actor nomination for his performance as Sharky in a production of
The Seafarer at Vancouver's Pacific Theatre. That year, Tracy also created, produced, and performed in
The 24 Hour Shakespeare Project which entailed performing abridged productions of each of
William Shakespeare's 38 plays over the course of 24 hours on April 23 (Shakespeare's 450th birthday). The event, which was staged at Blake Snyder Theatre at Go Studios, raised money for the
British Columbia Children's Hospital. In 2015, he appeared as
Pallas, a series regular role, in the Syfy series,
Olympus. In 2017, Tracy was nominated for his third Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for his performance as Anthony in
Outside Mullingar at Pacific Theatre. Following several more film and television parts, he earned recurring roles as Enzo Lambert in
iZombie and
August Cartwright in
Batwoman (both on
The CW) in 2018 and 2019. That same year, he appeared as the lead role in the improvised feature film
Open for Submissions. In 2019, it was announced that Tracy would be cast in a recurring role on
Paramount Network's
Yellowstone. He initially appeared in the
third season as Ellis Steele, a land acquisition attorney who represents Fortune 500 companies. He has also appeared in the series'
fourth and
fifth seasons, running through the series finale in 2024. In 2025, Tracy appeared in two episodes of
FBI: International as well as one episode of
Fire Country. == Personal life ==