Alex Wyse

Acting

Alex Wyse

Born
(age 39)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits
20 titles

Biography

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

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 18

YearTitleRole
2026 Stop to Stop Film Marc
2024 Elsbeth TV Cooper (2 ep)
2023 Summoning Sylvia Film Frank (voice)
2022 Stomach People Film Chaz
2020 Broadway Whodunit TV Jacob (1 ep)
2019 The Other Two TV Elliott (1 ep)
2017 Indoor Boys TV Nate (24 ep)
2017 Marvel's Iron Fist TV Kyle (4 ep)
2017 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel TV Jerome (1 ep)
2014 Bad Judge TV Bobby (1 ep)
2014 A to Z TV Jordan (1 ep)
2014 X/Y Film Sam
2013 Masters of Sex TV Elliot (3 ep)
2011 Switched at Birth TV Howie (2 ep)
2009 Modern Family TV Sales Associate (1 ep)
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles TV Simon Atwater (1 ep)
2009 Bored to Death TV Steven (4 ep)
2003 Coda Film Friend #1

Crew credits 4

YearTitleJob
TBA Actual Nobodies Film Director, Writer, Producer
2023 Summoning Sylvia Film Director, Writer
2019 XaveMePlease Film Editor
2017 Indoor Boys TV Director, Writer, Creator (1 ep)
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