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Alex Wyse

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Alex Wyse
EducationBeachwood High School
Alma materBoston University
Years active2009–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.

Early life

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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

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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

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Theatre

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Year Production Role Category Location Dates Notes Ref.
2009 Speech & Debate Solomon Regional The Lyric Stage Company of Boston March 27, 2009 – April 25, 2009 [16][17]
2009–10 Lost in Yonkers Jay Regional 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
2010 Nighttime Traffic — Off-Broadway Urban Stages Theater September 28, 2010 – October 10, 2010 Book, music and lyrics
Part of 2010 NYMF 		[21]
2010–11 Academy Benji International tour — York Theatre Company [22]
2011 Lysistrata Jones Cinesias Off-Broadway Judson Memorial Church May 15, 2011 – June 24, 2011 [23][24]
2011–12 Broadway Walter Kerr Theatre November 12, 2011 – January 8, 2012
2012 Triassic Parq Velociraptor of Innocence Off-Broadway SoHo Playhouse June 12, 2012 – August 5, 2012 [25]
2012–13 Bare: The Musical Alan Off-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, 2014 Munchkinland Tour [1]
2015 For the Record: Dear John Hughes The Geek Regional DBA Hollywood February 6, 2015 – April 4, 2015 [10]
Spring Awakening Georg Zirschnitz Los Angeles Wallis Annenberg Center May 21, 2015 – June 14, 2015 Deaf West production using ASL [27][28]
2015–16 Broadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre September 27, 2015 – January 24, 2016
2016 Ride the Cyclone Ricky Potts Off-Broadway Lucille Lortel Theatre November 9, 2016 – December 18, 2016 [8]
2017 The Boy in the Bathroom David Festival Charles R. Wood Theater July 26, 2017 – August 4, 2017 Adirondack Theater Festival (ATF) [29][30]
2018 Waitress Ogie Anhorn Broadway 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, 2019 Co-producer [31]
The Flamingo Kid Hawk World Premiere Hartford Stage May 9, 2019 – June 15, 2019 [32][33]
2021 A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet Other Man Off-Broadway Daryl Roth Theatre September 17, 2021 – November 21, 2021 Also created book, music, and lyrics
with Ben Fankhauser 		[34]
2023 Good Night, Oscar Max Weinbaum Broadway Belasco Theatre April 7, 2023 – August 27, 2023 [6]
Picking Up Speed Himself Off-Broadway Royal Family Arts Space December 6, 2023 – December 11, 2023 Also created book, music and lyrics [15]
2024 13: In Concert The Rabbi Concert Lawrence Woodmere Academy March 3, 2024 One-night-only concert [35]
Cellino v. Barnes — Off-Broadway Asylum NYC July 23, 2024 – December 1, 2024 Co-director with Wesley Taylor [14][36]

Television

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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

Film

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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]

Web

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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]

Discography

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Cast recordings

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Other recordings

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wicked actor Alex Wyse got his start in Cleveland's rich and vibrant theatrical scene: Kristel's CLE video". Cleveland.com. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ "'The Bold and the Beautiful' Introduces a New Generation of Spectras". TVSource Magazine. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  3. ^ "Lysistrata Jones on Broadway – Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis and Photos – Playbill Vault". www.playbillvault.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  4. ^ "Spring Awakening on Broadway". Spring Awakening on Broadway. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b McPhee, Ryan (9 October 2018). "Alex Wyse and Lenne Klingaman Join Broadway's Waitress October 9". Playbill. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b Fierberg, Ruthie (7 December 2022). "Good Night, Oscar announces complete principal casting". Broadway News. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Alex Wyse – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  8. ^ a b "New Musical Ride the Cyclone Opens Tonight". Playbill. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  9. ^ "For the Record Live – Theatrical Concert Experience".
  10. ^ a b Purcell, Carey (6 February 2015). "Evan Rachel Wood, Tracie Thoms and More Celebrate 30th Anniversary of "The Breakfast Club" in Dear John Hughes". Playbill. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "NOMINEES FOR THE 47TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS – the Emmys". Emmys Online. NATAS. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Wicked's Alex Wyse Wins Indie Series Award for Indoor Boys | Playbill". Playbill. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  14. ^ a b Gans, Andrew (23 July 2024). "Cellino v. Barnes Begins Legal Battle Off-Broadway July 23". Playbill. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  15. ^ a b Culwell-Block, Logan (20 November 2023). "Alex Wyse Will Perform His Solo Musical Picking Up Speed in NYC". Playbill. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  16. ^ Sierra, Gabrielle (17 March 2009). "Lyric Stage Of Boston Announces SPEECH & DEBATE 3/27-4/5". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  17. ^ Fanger, Iris (4 April 2009). "THEATER REVIEW: High school's darker side". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  18. ^ Sierra, Gabrielle (17 November 2009). "Neil Simon's LOST IN YONKERS Comes To The Maltz Jupiter Theatre 12/1-13". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  19. ^ Hetrick, Adam (8 January 2010). "Lost in Yonkers, with Prinz, Begins Cleveland Run Jan. 8". Playbill. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  20. ^ Gans, Andrew (13 March 2009). "Paper Mill Season to Include Little House, On the Town, Lost in Yonkers and More". Playbill. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  21. ^ Gans, Andrew (2 September 2010). "Liz McCartney Will Be Part of Cast of NYMF's Nighttime Traffic". Playbill. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  22. ^ "NYMF's Academy Wins Best Musical Award at South Korea's Daegu International Musical Festival". TheaterMania. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Lysistrata Jones - Transport Group Theatre Company". Transport Group. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  24. ^ Jones, Kenneth (3 January 2012). "Lysistrata Jones, the Broadway Musical That Borrows From Ancient Greece, Will Give It Up on Jan. 8". Playbill. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  25. ^ Hetrick, Adam (12 June 2012). "Triassic Parq The Musical, Regenerated Since FringeNYC Run, Begins Off-Broadway June 12". Playbill. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Bare posts early closing notices". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  27. ^ Gans, Andrew (28 May 2015). "Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez Have a Spring Awakening, Opening Tonight in Beverly Hills". Playbill. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  28. ^ Franklin, Marc J. (27 September 2020). "Look Back at Deaf West Theatre's Spring Awakening on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  29. ^ Phalen-Tomaselli, Kathleen (28 July 2017). "REVIEW: 'Boy in the Bathroom' a must-see transformative love story". The Post-Star. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  30. ^ "THE BOY IN THE BATHROOM — Adirondack Theater Festival". Adirondack Theater Festival. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  31. ^ Stasio, Marilyn (31 March 2019). "Broadway Review: What the Constitution Means to Me". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  32. ^ Gans, Andrew (2 April 2019). "Lesli Margherita, Marc Kudisch, More Will Join Jimmy Brewer in Hartford Stage's The Flamingo Kid". Playbill. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  33. ^ "Flamingo Kid - Hartford Stage". Hartford Stage. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  34. ^ Lang, Brent (24 Jun 2021). "Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, First New Off-Broadway Musical, Announces Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  35. ^ Gans, Andrew (3 March 2024). "13: The Musical Concert, With Elizabeth Teeter, Andrew Barth Feldman, More, Presented March 3". Playbill. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  36. ^ Gans, Andrew (9 September 2024). "Cellino v. Barnes Extends Legal Battle Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  37. ^ Lang, Brent (30 June 2021). "Travis Coles, Michael Urie, Frankie Grande Starring in LGBTQ+ Horror Comedy Summoning Sylvia (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  38. ^ Wong, Curtis M. (5 September 2018). "Only Children Takes Hilarious (And Heartfelt) Look At Chosen Family". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  39. ^ Brethauer-Hamling, Taylor (8 December 2020). "Alex Brightman, Ethan Slater, Micaela Diamond, and More Join Andrew Barth Feldman's Fifth BROADWAY WHODUNIT Murder Mystery Event". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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