Jake Wood
Birthday
1972/07/12 (53 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Also know as
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Biography
Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972) is a British actor and podcaster from Westminster, known for his role as Max Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He has also made guest appearances in series including Only Fools and Horses and Red Dwarf. In 2014, Wood competed on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing alongside professional dancer Janette Manrara. In the United States, he is known as the voice of the GEICO gecko in a series of television adverts for the American insurance company GEICO. In 2018, he began co-hosting Pound for Pound, a boxing podcast with Spencer Oliver.
Acting
(2006) The Illusionist
as Jurka
(1989) Somewhere to Run
as Liam
(1991) Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
as Bert
(1996) Crimetime
as Assistant Director
(1985) Flesh + Blood
as Little John
(2003) Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
as Jimmy Dobbs
(1997) Gobble
as Androcles
(1998) Dad Savage
as Sav
(1989) Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
as ---
(1990) Children Crossing
as Sailor
(1999) Tube Tales
as James (segment "Grasshopper")
(2024) Legend of the Lizard
as The Gecko
(2001) Watchmen
as Tony
(1989) Never Come Morning
as Johnny
(2010) EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
as Max Branning
(2004) Vera Drake
as Ruffian
(2000) Tough Love
as DC Pete Ainsworth
(2002) Lenny Blue
as DS Pete Ainsworth
(2016) The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
as ---
(2005) Uncle Adolf
as Emil Maurice
(1995) Eleven Men Against Eleven
as Mick
(2003) The Crooked Man
as George
(2002) Sunday
as Checkpoint Soldier
(2004) The Aryan Couple
as Dressler
(1994) A Breed of Heroes
as L. Cpl. Stagg
(1987) Scoop
as Paper Boy
(1991) Skulduggery
as Hank
(2024) National Theatre Live: London Tide
as Gaffer Hexam
(1991) Murder Most Horrid
as Derek
(2001) Murder in Mind
as Karl Kruger
(1995) Soccer AM
as Self
(1985) EastEnders
as Max Branning
(1980) The Gentle Touch
as ---
(2004) Doc Martin
as Jimmy Dobbs
(1992) A Touch of Frost
as ---
(1996) Silent Witness
as Karl Benson
(1987) Inspector Morse
as Jimmy
(1990) One Foot in the Grave
as 1st Yob
(1988) Red Dwarf
as Kill Crazy
(1997) Trial & Retribution
as ---
(1993) GMTV
as Self
(2000) The Wilsons
as ---
(2014) Virtually Famous
as Self - Panelist
(2005) The Golden Hour
as PC Alex Ryan
(2001) In Deep
as Rio
(1995) The Thin Blue Line
as Carol Singer
(2006) Mayo
as Dermot Voss
(2001) Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
as Judd
(1989) Press Gang
as Jack
(1986) Casualty
as Rhys Proctor
(1986) Casualty
as Toby Grant
(1979) Minder
as Wasp
(2020) Beat the Chasers
as Self
(2008) Celebrity Juice
as Self
(2017) Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
(1990) Nightingales
as The Burglar
(1985) EastEnders
as Jackson
(2003) Celebrity Mastermind
as Self - Contestant
(2020) EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
as Himself
(2018) Celebrity Catchphrase
as Self - Contestant
(1992) Archer's Goon
as Ginger
(2003) Grease Monkeys
as Happy