Alex Wyse | |
|---|---|
| Education | Beachwood High School |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | |
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.
Wyse grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he graduated from Beachwood High School. He later graduated from Boston University with a degree in theatre. [1]
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]
| Year | Production | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Speech & Debate | Solomon | The Lyric Stage Company of Boston | [16] [17] |
| 2009–10 | Lost in Yonkers | Jay | Maltz Jupiter Theatre | [18] [19] [20] |
| Cleveland Play House | ||||
| Paper Mill Playhouse | ||||
| 2010 | Nighttime Traffic | Book, music and lyrics | Urban Stages Theater, Off Broadway | [21] |
| 2010–11 | Academy | Benji | International tour | [22] |
| 2011 | Lysistrata Jones | Cinesias | Judson Memorial Church, Off-Broadway | [23] [24] |
| 2011–12 | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | |||
| 2012 | Triassic Parq | Velociraptor of Innocence | SoHo Playhouse, Off-Broadway | [25] |
| 2012–13 | Bare: The Musical | Alan | New World Stages, Off-Broadway | [26] |
| u/s Peter | ||||
| 2013–14 | Wicked | Boq | US Tour | [1] |
| 2015 | For the Record: Dear John Hughes | The Geek | DBA Hollywood | [10] |
| Spring Awakening | Georg Zirschnitz | Wallis Annenberg Center, Los Angeles | [27] [28] | |
| 2015–16 | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | |||
| 2016 | Ride the Cyclone | Ricky Potts | Lucille Lortel Theatre | [8] |
| 2017 | The Boy in the Bathroom | David | Charles R. Wood Theater | [29] [30] |
| 2018 | Waitress | Ogie Anhorn | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | [5] |
| 2019 | What the Constitution Means to Me | Co-producer only | Helen Hayes Theater, Broadway | [31] |
| The Flamingo Kid | Hawk | Hartford Stage | [32] [33] | |
| 2021 | A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet | Other Man [a] | Daryl Roth Theatre | [34] |
| 2023 | Good Night, Oscar | Max Weinbaum | Belasco Theatre, Broadway | [6] |
| Picking Up Speed | Himself [b] | Royal Family Arts Space | [15] | |
| 2024 | 13: In Concert | The Rabbi | Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Concert | [35] |
| Cellino v. Barnes | — | Asylum NYC [c] | [14] [36] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | What Would You Do? | Son | Episode: "Son Comes Out, Mom Balks" | |
| 2010–11 | Bored to Death | Steven | 4 episodes | |
| 2013 | Nikki & Sara Live | Intern #1 | Episode: "Season 1, Episode 10" | |
| 2014 | It Could Be Worse | George | Episode: "Cake" | |
| Masters of Sex | Elliot | 3 episodes | ||
| Bad Judge | Bobby | Episode: "Judge and Jury" | ||
| A to Z | Jordan | Episode: "H is for Hostile Takeover" | ||
| 2015 | Modern Family | Sales Associate | Episode: "The Big Guns" | |
| Switched at Birth | Howie | 2 episodes | ||
| Agent X | Harold Hellman | Episode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences" | ||
| 2017–18 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Saul Feinberg | Recurring role; 66 episodes | |
| 2017 | Marvel's Iron Fist | Kyle | 4 episodes | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Simon Atwater | Episode: "Can I Get A Witness?" | ||
| 2021 | The Other Two | Elliott | Episode: "Pat Becomes #1 in Daytime" | |
| 2023 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Jerome | Episode: "Susan" | |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Cooper | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | X/Y | Sam | ||
| 2017 | Dating My Mother | Mark | ||
| 2023 | Summoning Sylvia | — | Co-writer and co-director with Wesley Taylor | [37] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–19 | Indoor Boys | Nate | Lead role, also co-creator with Wesley Taylor | |
| 2018 | Only Children | Cooper | [38] | |
| 2020 | Broadway Whodunit: A Very Hanukkah Whodunit | Jacob | Live over Zoom | [39] |