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, Ricky Potts in Ride the Cyclone, 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 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.
As a writer and director, he co-wrote and directed the critically acclaimed and GLAAD nominated feature film Summoning Sylvia released in 2023. He 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, he co-directed Cellino v. Barnes, which played off-Broadway at Asylum NYC from July 2024 through March 2025 . He wrote and directed the upcoming feature film Actual Nobodies starring Didi Conn, slated for release in 2026.
Wyse's other work includes co-writing the book, lyrics, and music for A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet, which played off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theater in 2021. And in December 2023, Wyse starred in the solo musical "Picking Up Speedhttps://playbill.com/article/recording-of-alex-wyse-solo-musical-picking-up-speed-released-august-8" off-Broadway at Royal Family Productions, for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics.
Wyse has also participated in multiple workshops and readings, including the role of Jimmy in The Last Smoker in America in 2009 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. In May 2014, he read the role of Jared Kleinman for the first reading of Dear Evan Hansen.
Work Theatre YearProductionRoleVenue2009Speech & DebateSolomonThe Lyric Stage Company of Boston2009–10Lost in YonkersJayMaltz Jupiter TheatreCleveland Play HousePaper Mill Playhouse2010Nighttime TrafficBook, music and lyricsUrban Stages Theater, Off Broadway2010–11AcademyBenjiInternational tour2011Lysistrata JonesCinesiasJudson Memorial Church, Off-Broadway2011–12Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway2012Triassic ParqVelociraptor of InnocenceSoHo Playhouse, Off-Broadway2012–13Bare: The MusicalAlan, u/s PeterNew World Stages, Off-Broadway2013–14WickedBoqUS Tour2015For the Record: Dear John HughesThe GeekDBA HollywoodSpring AwakeningGeorg ZirschnitzWallis Annenberg Center, Los Angeles2015–16Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway2016Ride the CycloneRicky PottsLucille Lortel Theatre2017The Boy in the BathroomDavidCharles R. Wood Theater2018WaitressOgie AnhornBrooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway2019What the Constitution Means to MeCo-producerHelen Hayes Theater, BroadwayThe Flamingo KidHawkHartford Stage2021A Commercial Jingle for Regina CometOther Man, music, book, lyricsDaryl Roth Theatre2023Good Night, OscarMax WeinbaumBelasco Theatre, BroadwayPicking Up SpeedHimselfRoyal Family Arts Space202413: In ConcertThe RabbiLawrence Woodmere Academy, ConcertCellino v. BarnesAsylum NYC2025PracticeDannyPlaywrights Horizonshttps://playbill.com/article/see-whos-starring-in-the-world-premiere-of-nazareth-hassans-practice2026Marcel on the TrainHenriClassic Stage Company2026The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeLeaf ConeybearCape Playhouse
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2010What Would You Do?SonEpisode: "Son Comes Out, Mom Balks"2010–11Bored to DeathSteven4 episodes2013Nikki & Sara LiveIntern #1Episode: "Season 1, Episode 10"2014It Could Be WorseGeorgeEpisode: "Cake"Masters of SexElliot3 episodesBad JudgeBobbyEpisode: "Judge and Jury"A to ZJordanEpisode: "H is for Hostile Takeover"2015Modern FamilySales AssociateEpisode: "The Big Guns"Switched at BirthHowie2 episodesAgent XHarold HellmanEpisode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences"2017–18The Bold and the BeautifulSaul FeinbergRecurring role; 66 episodes2017–19Indoor BoysNateLead role, also co-creator with Wesley Taylor2017Marvel's Iron FistKyle4 episodesNCIS: Los AngelesSimon AtwaterEpisode: "Can I Get A Witness?"2018Only ChildrenCooper2020Broadway Whodunit: A Very Hanukkah WhodunitJacobLive over Zoom2021The Other TwoElliottEpisode: "Pat Becomes #1 in Daytime"2023The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselJeromeEpisode: "Susan"2024ElsbethCooper2 episodes
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2014X/YSam2017Dating My MotherMark2023Summoning SylviaCo-writer and co-director2025Stop to StopMarc2026Actual NobodiesWriter and Director
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
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