Jake Wood
Born
12 July 1972 (53)
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
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, ...
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.
Filmography (28)
National Theatre Live: London Tide
2024
Legend of the Lizard
2024
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
2016
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
2010
The Illusionist
2006
Uncle Adolf
2005
The Aryan Couple
2004
Vera Drake
2004
The Crooked Man
2003
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
2003
Lenny Blue
2002
Sunday
2002
Watchmen
2001
Tough Love
2000
Tube Tales
1999
Dad Savage
1998
Gobble
1997
Crimetime
1996
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
A Breed of Heroes
1994
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
1991
Skulduggery
1991
Children Crossing
1990
Somewhere to Run
1989
Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
1989
Never Come Morning
1989
Scoop
1987
Flesh + Blood
1985