# Alex Wyse

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.

## Early life

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

## 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 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. He then played schoolboy Georg Zirschnitz in the Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening, and in 2018, he joined the musical Waitress, as Ogie. 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. 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. 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. In 2013–2014, he toured with the national company of Wicked, playing the role of Boq. In 2015, he appeared opposite Evan Rachel Wood and Rumer Willis in For the Record in Los Angeles.
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, which was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award 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. In 2024, Wyse and Taylor co-directed Cellino v. Barnes, currently playing off-Broadway at Asylum NYC.
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.

## Work
### Theatre

| Year | Production | Role | Venue |
| 2009 | Speech & Debate | Solomon | The Lyric Stage Company of Boston |
| 2009–10 | Lost in Yonkers | Jay | Maltz Jupiter Theatre |
| 2009–10 | Lost in Yonkers | Jay | Cleveland Play House |
| 2009–10 | Lost in Yonkers | Jay | Paper Mill Playhouse |
| 2010 | Nighttime Traffic | Book, music and lyrics | Urban Stages Theater, Off Broadway |
| 2010–11 | Academy | Benji | International tour |
| 2011 | Lysistrata Jones | Cinesias | Judson Memorial Church, Off-Broadway |
| 2011–12 | Lysistrata Jones | Cinesias | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway |
| 2012 | Triassic Parq | Velociraptor of Innocence | SoHo Playhouse, Off-Broadway |
| 2012–13 | Bare: The Musical | Alan | New World Stages, Off-Broadway |
| 2012–13 | Bare: The Musical | u/s Peter | New World Stages, Off-Broadway |
| 2013–14 | Wicked | Boq | US Tour |
| 2015 | For the Record: Dear John Hughes | The Geek | DBA Hollywood |
| 2015 | Spring Awakening | Georg Zirschnitz | Wallis Annenberg Center, Los Angeles |
| 2015–16 | Spring Awakening | Georg Zirschnitz | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway |
| 2016 | Ride the Cyclone | Ricky Potts | Lucille Lortel Theatre |
| 2017 | The Boy in the Bathroom | David | Charles R. Wood Theater |
| 2018 | Waitress | Ogie Anhorn | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway |
| 2019 | What the Constitution Means to Me | Co-producer only | Helen Hayes Theater, Broadway |
| 2019 | The Flamingo Kid | Hawk | Hartford Stage |
| 2021 | A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet | Other Man | Daryl Roth Theatre |
| 2023 | Good Night, Oscar | Max Weinbaum | Belasco Theatre, Broadway |
| 2023 | Picking Up Speed | Himself | Royal Family Arts Space |
| 2024 | 13: In Concert | The Rabbi | Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Concert |
| 2024 | Cellino v. Barnes | — | Asylum NYC |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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" |
| 2014 | Masters of Sex | Elliot | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Bad Judge | Bobby | Episode: "Judge and Jury" |
| 2014 | A to Z | Jordan | Episode: "H is for Hostile Takeover" |
| 2015 | Modern Family | Sales Associate | Episode: "The Big Guns" |
| 2015 | Switched at Birth | Howie | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2017 | 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 |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | X/Y | Sam | |
| 2017 | Dating My Mother | Mark | |
| 2023 | Summoning Sylvia | — | Co-writer and co-director with Wesley Taylor |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017–19 | Indoor Boys | Nate | Lead role, also co-creator with Wesley Taylor |
| 2018 | Only Children | Cooper | |
| 2020 | Broadway Whodunit: A Very Hanukkah Whodunit | Jacob | Live over Zoom |

## Discography
### Cast recordings

* 2012: Lysistrata Jones (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
* 2012: Triassic Parq: The Musical
* 2019: Academy the Musical
* 2022: A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet (Original Cast Recording)
* 2024: Picking up Speed (World Premiere Recording)

### Other recordings

* 2013: "Right Here" from I Could Use a Drink: The Songs of Drew Gasparini
* 2018: "Liquid Courage" from B Is for Beer: The Musical
* 2024: "Standing Tall" by Micah Young