
Alex Wyse
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.
Known For

TV
Modern Family
Sales Associate
2009

TV
NCIS: Los Angeles
Simon Atwater
2009

TV
Elsbeth
Cooper
2024

TV
Switched at Birth
Howie
2011

TV
Masters of Sex
Elliot
2013

TV
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jerome
2017

TV
The Other Two
Elliott
2019

TV
Bad Judge
Bobby
2014

TV
A to Z
Jordan
2014

TV
Broadway Whodunit
Jacob
2020

TV
Indoor Boys
Nate
2017

TV
Marvel's Iron Fist
Kyle
2017

Film
X/Y
Sam
2014
Film
Stomach People
Chaz
2022

Film
Summoning Sylvia
Frank (voice)
2023
Film
Coda
Friend #1
2003
Film
Ride the cyclone
Ricky
Filmography
2024TVElsbethas Cooper2023FilmSummoning Sylviaas Frank (voice)2022FilmStomach Peopleas Chaz2020TVBroadway Whodunitas Jacob2019TVThe Other Twoas Elliott2017TVIndoor Boysas Nate2017TVMarvel's Iron Fistas Kyle2017TVThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselas Jerome2014TVBad Judgeas Bobby2014TVA to Zas Jordan2014FilmX/Yas Sam2013TVMasters of Sexas Elliot2011TVSwitched at Birthas Howie2009TVModern Familyas Sales Associate2009TVNCIS: Los Angelesas Simon Atwater2003FilmCodaas Friend #1—FilmRide the cycloneas Ricky