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Alex Wyse is an American stage and screen actor, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for playing Kyle in Marvel's Iron Fist , Saul Feinberg in The Bold and the Beautiful , [1] Max Weinbaum in the Broadway production of Good Night, Oscar, Georg Zirschnitz in the 2015 Deaf West Broadway revival of Spring Awakening, and co-writing/directing the feature film Summoning Sylvia

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Early life

Wyse grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he graduated from Beachwood High School, and later graduated from Boston University with a degree in theatre. [2]

Career

On television, Wyse has appeared in multiple roles since 2010 including Bored to Death, Switched at Birth, The Bold and the Beautiful , Marvel's Iron Fist, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Masters of Sex [3] On film, he appeared opposite America Ferrera in X/Y .

With Wesley Taylor, he co-wrote and co-directed his critically acclaimed debut feature film Summoning Sylvia released in 2023, and he co-created, wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the digital series Indoor Boys, [4] which was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award [5] and thirty-three Indie Series Awards, winning twelve, including Best Comedy, Comedy Writing, Comedy Directing, and Best Lead Actor for Wyse, before being acquired by Here TV. [6]

On Broadway, he made his debut in Lysistrata Jones , which ran at the Walter Kerr Theatre from 2011 to 2012. [7] He then played schoolboy Georg Zirschnitz in the Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening , [8] and in 2018, he joined the musical Waitress, as Ogie.

Off-Broadway, he has been seen in Lysistrata Jones , Triassic Parq, Bare , and Ride the Cyclone . [9] In 2013–2014, he toured with the national company of Wicked, playing the role of Boq. [2] In 2015, he appeared opposite Evan Rachel Wood and Rumer Willis in For the Record in Los Angeles. [10] [11]

He also co-produced the Broadway transfer of Heidi Schreck's play What the Constitution Means to Me , which opened at the Helen Hayes Theater on March 31, 2019. [12] He received nominations for a Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award for acting as part of the producing team.

With Ben Fankhauser, he co-wrote the book, lyrics, and music for A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet , which played off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theater in 2021.

In April 2023, Wyse began performances as Max Weinbaum in the Broadway production of Doug Wright's Good Night, Oscar at the Belasco Theatre. [13]

Theatre credits

YearProductionRoleCategoryLocationNotes
2009 Speech & Debate SolomonRegional The Lyric Stage Company of Boston
2009–2010 Lost In Yonkers JayRegional Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Paper Mill Playhouse
2010–11AcademyBenjiYork Theatre CompanyInternational Tour
2011 Lysistrata Jones CinesiasOff-Broadway Judson Memorial Church
2011–12Broadway Walter Kerr Theatre December 14, 2011 – January 8, 2012
2012 Triassic Parq Velociraptor of InnocenceOff-Broadway SoHo Playhouse
2012–2013 Bare Alan/Peter UnderstudyOff-Broadway New World Stages
2013–2014 Wicked BoqTourMunchkinland Tour
2015For the RecordThe GeekRegionalDBA Hollywood
2015 Spring Awakening Georg ZirschnitzLos Angeles Wallis Annenberg Center May 21, 2015 to June 14, 2015
2015–16Broadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre September 27, 2015 – January 24, 2016
2016 Ride the Cyclone Ricky PottsOff-Broadway Lucille Lortel Theater November 9, 2016 – December 18, 2016
2018 Waitress OgieBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre October 9, 2018 – December 9, 2018 [14]
2019 What the Constitution Means to Me Co-producerBroadway Helen Hayes Theater March 31, 2019 – August 24, 2019
2019The Flamingo KidHawkWorld PremiereHartford StageMay 9, 2019 – June 9, 2019 [15]
2021 A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet Book, Lyrics, MusicOff-Broadway Daryl Roth Theater September 17, 2021 – November 21, 2021
2023 Good Night, Oscar Max WeinbaumBroadway Belasco Theatre April 7, 2023 [13] – ??

Filmography

YearTitleRoleTypeNotes
2010 What Would You Do? SonTV seriesOne Episode
2010–11 Bored to Death StevenTV seriesFour Episodes
2013 Nikki & Sara Live Intern #1TV seriesOne Episode
2014It Could Be WorseGeorgeTV Mini-SeriesOne Episode
2014 X/Y SamFilm
2014 Masters of Sex ElliotTV seriesThree Episodes
2014 Bad Judge BobbyTV seriesOne Episode
2014 A to Z JordanTV seriesOne Episode
2015 Modern Family Sales AssociateTV seriesOne Episode
2015 Switched at Birth HowieTV seriesTwo Episodes
2015 Agent X Harold HellmanTV seriesOne Episode
2017–18 The Bold and the Beautiful Saul Feinberg Soap opera66 episodes
2017 Marvel's Iron Fist KyleTV seriesFour Episodes
2017–19 Indoor Boys Nate, co-creatorDigital Series24 episodes
2017Dating My MotherMarkFilm
2017 NCIS: Los Angeles [16] Simon AtwaterTV seriesOne Episode
2018 Only Children [17] CooperDigital SeriesSix Episodes
2020 Broadway Whodunit JacobVideo
2021 The Other Two ElliottTV seriesOne Episode
2023 Summoning Sylvia co-writer/directorFilm
2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel JeromeTV seriesOne Episode

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  2. 1 2 "'Wicked' actor Alex Wyse got his start in Cleveland's rich and vibrant theatrical scene: Kristel's CLE video". cleveland.com. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  3. ↑ "'The Bold and the Beautiful' Introduces a New Generation of Spectras". TVSource Magazine. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  4. ↑ Wong, Curtis M. (2018-06-25). "The 'Indoor Boys' Escape to New York in Season 2 of Acclaimed Series". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  5. ↑ "NOMINEES FOR THE 47TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS – the Emmys". Emmys Online. NATAS. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Wicked's Alex Wyse Wins Indie Series Award for Indoor Boys | Playbill". Playbill. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Lysistrata Jones on Broadway – Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis and Photos – Playbill Vault". www.playbillvault.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
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  9. ↑ "New Musical Ride the Cyclone Opens Tonight | Playbill". Playbill. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
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  11. ↑ Purcell, Carey (January 27, 2015). "Evan Rachel Wood Joins Rumer Willis to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of 'The Breakfast Club' in Dear John Hughes". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  12. ↑ "Alex Wyse – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  13. 1 2 Fierberg, Ruthie (7 December 2022). "'Good Night, Oscar' announces complete principal casting". Broadway News. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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