Alex Wyse

Alex Wyse
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010-present
Home town Beachwood, Ohio

Alex Wyse is an American stage and screen actor. He is best known for playing Kyle in Marvel's Iron Fist, Saul Feinberg in The Bold and the Beautiful,[1] and Georg Zirschnitz in the 2015 Deaf West Broadway revival of Spring Awakening.

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, and Masters of Sex. In film, he appeared opposite America Ferrera in X/Y.

In theater, he made his Broadway debut in Lysistrata Jones, which ran at the Walter Kerr Theatre from 2011 to 2012.[3] He appeared Off-Broadway in Lysistrata Jones, Triassic Parq, Bare. 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: Dear John Hughes in Los Angeles.[4][5]

He then joined the Deaf West Theatre company's production of Spring Awakening as schoolboy Georg Zirschnitz. He stayed with the show during its transfer to Broadway, and performed as Georg until the show's final closing on January 24, 2016.[6]

In 2016, he performed Off-Broadway in MCC Theater's production of Ride the Cyclone.[7]

In 2017, he joined the cast of The Bold and The Beautiful on CBS, playing Saul Feinberg, the grandson of Sally Spectra's former tailor and friend Saul Feinberg,[8] and he played Kyle in Marvel's Iron Fist on Netflix, opposite David Wenham.

With Wesley Taylor, he co-created the web series Indoor Boys.[9] They were nominated for five Indie Series Awards, and won two, including Wyse for Best Lead Actor - Comedy. [10]

In 2018, he joined the cast of Waitress on Broadway, as Ogie.[11]

Theatre credits

Year Production Role Category Location Notes
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
2014 Spring Awakening Georg Zirschnitz Los Angeles Wallis Annenberg Center May 21, 2015 to June 14, 2015
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 - ? [11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Type Notes
2010 Primetime: 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
2017-18 Indoor Boys Nate Web Series Sixteen Episodes
2017 NCIS: Los Angeles[12] Simon Atwater TV Series One Episode
2018 Only Children [13] Cooper Web Series Six Episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Spring Awakening on Broadway - Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis 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. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Lysistrata Jones on Broadway - Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis and Photos - Playbill Vault". www.playbillvault.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Spring Awakening on Broadway". Spring Awakening on Broadway. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  7. ↑ "New Musical Ride the Cyclone Opens Tonight | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  8. ↑ "'The Bold and the Beautiful' Introduces a New Generation of Spectras". TVSource Magazine. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Wicked's Alex Wyse Wins Indie Series Award for Indoor Boys | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  11. 1 2 "Alex Wyse and Lenne Klingaman Join Broadway's Waitress October 9 | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  12. ↑ "Alex Wyse on IMdB".
  13. ↑ 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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