Alex Wyse

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Alex Wyse
Education Beachwood High School
Alma mater Boston University
Years active2009–present
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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 , 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. [1]

Career

On television, Wyse has appeared in multiple roles since 2010 including Elsbeth, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Other Two, Bored to Death, Switched at Birth, The Bold and the Beautiful , Marvel's Iron Fist, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Masters of Sex [2] On film, he appeared opposite America Ferrera in X/Y .

On Broadway, he made his debut in Lysistrata Jones , which ran at the Walter Kerr Theatre from 2011 to 2012. [3] He then played schoolboy Georg Zirschnitz in the Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening , [4] and in 2018, he joined the musical Waitress, as Ogie. [5] In 2023, Wyse played Max Weinbaum in the Tony-winning Broadway production of Doug Wright's Good Night, Oscar at the Belasco Theatre opposite Sean Hayes. [6] 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. [7] He received nominations for a Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award for acting as part of the producing team.

Off-Broadway, he has been seen in Lysistrata Jones , Triassic Parq, Bare , and Ride the Cyclone . [8] In 2013–2014, he toured with the national company of Wicked, playing the role of Boq. [1] In 2015, he appeared opposite Evan Rachel Wood and Rumer Willis in For the Record in Los Angeles. [9] [10]

He frequently collaborates with Wesley Taylor, the two having co-written and directed their critically acclaimed feature film Summoning Sylvia released in 2023. They also co-created, wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the digital series Indoor Boys, [11] which was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award [12] 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. [13] In 2024, Wyse and Taylor co-directed Cellino v. Barnes, currently playing off-Broadway at Asylum NYC. [14]

Wyse's other work includes co-writing the book, lyrics, and music for A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet with Ben Fankhauser, which played off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theater in 2021. And in December of 2023, Wyse starred in the solo musical “Picking Up Speed” off-Broadway at Royal Family Productions, for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics. [15]

Work

Theatre

YearProductionRoleCategoryLocationDatesNotesRef.
2009 Speech & Debate SolomonRegional The Lyric Stage Company of Boston March 27, 2009 – April 25, 2009 [16] [17]
2009–10 Lost in Yonkers JayRegional Maltz Jupiter Theatre December 1, 2009 – December 13, 2009 [18] [19] [20]
Cleveland Play House January 8, 2010 – January 31, 2010
Paper Mill Playhouse February 17, 2010 – March 14, 2010
2010Nighttime Traffic—Off-BroadwayUrban Stages TheaterSeptember 28, 2010 – October 10, 2010Book, music and lyrics
Part of 2010 NYMF 		[21]
2010–11AcademyBenjiInternational tour—York Theatre Company [22]
2011 Lysistrata Jones CinesiasOff-Broadway Judson Memorial Church May 15, 2011 – June 24, 2011 [23] [24]
2011–12Broadway Walter Kerr Theatre November 12, 2011 – January 8, 2012
2012 Triassic Parq Velociraptor of InnocenceOff-Broadway SoHo Playhouse June 12, 2012 – August 5, 2012 [25]
2012–13 Bare: The Musical AlanOff-Broadway New World Stages November 19, 2012 – February 3, 2013 [26]
u/s Peter
2013–14 Wicked Boq US Tour—June 4, 2013 – January 26, 2014Munchkinland Tour [1]
2015For the Record: Dear John Hughes The GeekRegionalDBA HollywoodFebruary 6, 2015 – April 4, 2015 [10]
Spring Awakening Georg ZirschnitzLos Angeles Wallis Annenberg Center May 21, 2015 – June 14, 2015 Deaf West production using ASL [27] [28]
2015–16Broadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre September 27, 2015 – January 24, 2016
2016 Ride the Cyclone Ricky PottsOff-Broadway Lucille Lortel Theatre November 9, 2016 – December 18, 2016 [8]
2017The Boy in the BathroomDavidFestival Charles R. Wood Theater July 26, 2017 – August 4, 2017Adirondack Theater Festival (ATF) [29] [30]
2018 Waitress Ogie AnhornBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre October 9, 2018 – December 9, 2018 [5]
2019 What the Constitution Means to Me —Broadway Helen Hayes Theater March 31, 2019 – August 24, 2019Co-producer [31]
The Flamingo KidHawkWorld Premiere Hartford Stage May 9, 2019 – June 15, 2019 [32] [33]
2021A Commercial Jingle for Regina CometOther ManOff-Broadway Daryl Roth Theatre September 17, 2021 – November 21, 2021Also created book, music, and lyrics
with Ben Fankhauser		 [34]
2023 Good Night, Oscar Max WeinbaumBroadway Belasco Theatre April 7, 2023 – August 27, 2023 [6]
Picking Up SpeedHimselfOff-BroadwayRoyal Family Arts SpaceDecember 6, 2023 – December 11, 2023Also created book, music and lyrics [15]
2024 13: In Concert The RabbiConcert Lawrence Woodmere Academy March 3, 2024One-night-only concert [35]
Cellino v. Barnes—Off-BroadwayAsylum NYCJuly 23, 2024 – December 1, 2024Co-director with Wesley Taylor [14] [36]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 What Would You Do? SonEpisode: "Son Comes Out, Mom Balks"
2010–11 Bored to Death Steven4 episodes
2013 Nikki & Sara Live Intern #1Episode: "Season 1, Episode 10"
2014It Could Be WorseGeorgeEpisode: "Cake"
Masters of Sex Elliot3 episodes
Bad Judge BobbyEpisode: "Judge and Jury"
A to Z JordanEpisode: "H is for Hostile Takeover"
2015 Modern Family Sales AssociateEpisode: "The Big Guns"
Switched at Birth Howie2 episodes
Agent X Harold HellmanEpisode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences"
2017–18 The Bold and the Beautiful Saul Feinberg Recurring role; 66 episodes
2017 Marvel's Iron Fist Kyle4 episodes
NCIS: Los Angeles Simon AtwaterEpisode: "Can I Get A Witness?"
2021 The Other Two ElliottEpisode: "Pat Becomes #1 in Daytime"
2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel JeromeEpisode: "Susan"
2024 Elsbeth Cooper2 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 X/Y Sam
2017Dating My MotherMark
2023Summoning Sylvia—Co-writer and co-director with Wesley Taylor [37]

Web

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017–19Indoor BoysNateLead role, also co-creator with Wesley Taylor
2018Only ChildrenCooper [38]
2020Broadway Whodunit: A Very Hanukkah WhodunitJacobLive over Zoom [39]

Discography

Cast recordings

Other recordings

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