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Jake Wood

Jake Wood

Actor · Born July 12, 1972 · 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, he began co-hosting Pound for Pound, a boxing podcast with Spencer Oliver.

Acted in 50

2020s

  1. 2024

    National Theatre Live: London Tide

    Gaffer Hexam

  2. Legend of the Lizard

    The Gecko

  3. 2023

2010s

  1. 2016

    The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale

    Movie

  2. 2010

    EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford

    Max Branning

2000s

  1. 2006
  2. Mayo

    Dermot Voss · 1 episode

  3. 2005

    The Golden Hour

    PC Alex Ryan · 1 episode

  4. 2004
  5. 2003

    The Crooked Man

    George

  6. Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

    Jimmy Dobbs

  7. 2002
  8. Sunday

    Checkpoint Soldier

  9. 2001

    Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

    Judd · 1 episode

  10. Watchmen

    Tony

  11. In Deep

    Rio · 2 episodes

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1998

    Dad Savage

    Sav

  3. 1997
  4. Gobble

    Androcles

  5. 1996

    Crimetime

    Assistant Director

  6. 1995
  7. Eleven Men Against Eleven

    Mick

  8. 1994
  9. 1992
  10. Archer's Goon

    Ginger · 4 episodes

  11. 1991
  12. 1990

    Children Crossing

    Sailor

  13. Nightingales

    The Burglar · 1 episode

Appearances9