Jake Wood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1972-07-12

Place of Birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

Jake Wood

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.

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Acting History

2024
National Theatre Live: London Tide as Gaffer Hexam
2024
Legend of the Lizard as The Gecko
2020
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square as Himself
2020
Beat the Chasers as Self
2018
Celebrity Catchphrase as Self - Contestant
2017
Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Contestant
2016
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
2014
Virtually Famous as Self - Panelist
2010
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford as Max Branning
2008
Celebrity Juice as Self
2006
The Illusionist as Jurka
2006
Mayo as Dermot Voss
2005
The Golden Hour as PC Alex Ryan
2005
Uncle Adolf as Emil Maurice
2004
The Aryan Couple as Dressler
2004
Vera Drake as Ruffian
2004
Doc Martin as Jimmy Dobbs
2003
Celebrity Mastermind as Self - Contestant
2003
The Crooked Man as George
2003
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie as Jimmy Dobbs
2003
Grease Monkeys as Happy
2002
Lenny Blue as DS Pete Ainsworth
2002
Sunday as Checkpoint Soldier
2001
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes as Judd
2001
Watchmen as Tony
2001
Murder in Mind as Karl Kruger
2001
In Deep as Rio
2000
Tough Love as DC Pete Ainsworth
2000
The Wilsons
1999
Tube Tales as James (segment "Grasshopper")
1998
Dad Savage as Sav
1997
Trial & Retribution
1997
Gobble as Androcles
1996
Crimetime as Assistant Director
1996
Silent Witness as Karl Benson
1995
The Thin Blue Line as Carol Singer
1995
Eleven Men Against Eleven as Mick
1995
Soccer AM as Self
1994
A Breed of Heroes as L. Cpl. Stagg
1993
GMTV as Self
1992
A Touch of Frost
1992
Archer's Goon as Ginger
1991
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors as Bert
1991
Murder Most Horrid as Derek
1991
Skulduggery as Hank
1990
Children Crossing as Sailor
1990
Nightingales as The Burglar
1990
One Foot in the Grave as 1st Yob
1989
Somewhere to Run as Liam
1989
Press Gang as Jack
1989
Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
1989
Never Come Morning as Johnny
1988
Red Dwarf as Kill Crazy
1987
Scoop as Paper Boy
1987
Inspector Morse as Jimmy
1986
Casualty as Rhys Proctor
1986
Casualty as Toby Grant
1985
Flesh + Blood as Little John
1985
EastEnders as Max Branning
1985
EastEnders as Jackson
1980
The Gentle Touch
1979
Minder as Wasp