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

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

Year Production Role Category Location Notes
2009 Speech & Debate Solomon Regional The Lyric Stage Company of Boston
2009–2010 Lost In Yonkers Jay Regional Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Paper Mill Playhouse
2010–11 Academy Benji York Theatre Company International Tour
2011 Lysistrata Jones Cinesias Off-Broadway Judson Memorial Church
2011–12 Broadway Walter Kerr Theatre December 14, 2011 – January 8, 2012
2012 Triassic Parq Velociraptor of Innocence Off-Broadway SoHo Playhouse
2012–2013 Bare Alan/Peter Understudy Off-Broadway New World Stages
2013–2014 Wicked Boq Tour Munchkinland Tour
2015 For the Record The Geek Regional DBA Hollywood
2015 Spring Awakening Georg Zirschnitz Los Angeles Wallis Annenberg Center May 21, 2015 to June 14, 2015
2015–16 Broadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre September 27, 2015 – January 24, 2016
2016 Ride the Cyclone Ricky Potts Off-Broadway Lucille Lortel Theater November 9, 2016 – December 18, 2016
2018 Waitress Ogie Broadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre October 9, 2018 – December 9, 2018[14]
2019 What the Constitution Means to Me Co-producer Broadway Helen Hayes Theater March 31, 2019 – August 24, 2019
2019 The Flamingo Kid Hawk World Premiere Hartford Stage May 9, 2019 – June 9, 2019[15]
2021 A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet Book, Lyrics, Music Off-Broadway Daryl Roth Theater September 17, 2021 – November 21, 2021
2023 Good Night, Oscar Max Weinbaum Broadway Belasco Theatre April 7, 2023[13] – ??

Filmography

Year Title Role Type Notes
2010 What Would You Do? Son TV series One Episode
2010–11 Bored to Death Steven TV series Four Episodes
2013 Nikki & Sara Live Intern #1 TV series One Episode
2014 It Could Be Worse George TV Mini-Series One Episode
2014 X/Y Sam Film
2014 Masters of Sex Elliot TV series Three Episodes
2014 Bad Judge Bobby TV series One Episode
2014 A to Z Jordan TV series One Episode
2015 Modern Family Sales Associate TV series One Episode
2015 Switched at Birth Howie TV series Two Episodes
2015 Agent X Harold Hellman TV series One Episode
2017–18 The Bold and the Beautiful Saul Feinberg Soap opera 66 episodes
2017 Marvel's Iron Fist Kyle TV series Four Episodes
2017–19 Indoor Boys Nate, co-creator Digital Series 24 episodes
2017 Dating My Mother Mark Film
2017 NCIS: Los Angeles[16] Simon Atwater TV series One Episode
2018 Only Children[17] Cooper Digital Series Six Episodes
2020 Broadway Whodunit Jacob Video
2021 The Other Two Elliott TV series One Episode
2023 Summoning Sylvia co-writer/director Film
2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Jerome TV series One Episode

References

  1. ↑ "Spring Awakening on Broadway – Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis.Evan wyse is an Irish boy from newbridge Kildare ireland and Photos – Playbill Vault". www.playbillvault.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  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.
  8. ↑ "Spring Awakening on Broadway". Spring Awakening on Broadway. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  9. ↑ "New Musical Ride the Cyclone Opens Tonight | Playbill". Playbill. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  10. ↑ "For the Record Live – Theatrical Concert Experience".
  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.
  14. ↑ "Alex Wyse and Lenne Klingaman Join Broadway's Waitress October 9 | Playbill". Playbill. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  15. ↑ Gans, Andrew (2019-04-02). "Lesli Margherita, Marc Kudisch, More Will Join Jimmy Brewer in Hartford Stage's The Flamingo Kid". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  16. ↑ "Alex Wyse on IMdB". IMDb.
  17. ↑ Wong, Curtis M. (2018-09-05). "'Only Children' Takes Hilarious (And Heartfelt) Look At Chosen Family". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
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