Jake Wood
Known for: Acting
Born: July 12, 1972
Place of birth: Westminster, London, England, UK
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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Filmography
28 movies · 35 TV shows, newest first
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National Theatre Live: London Tide
2024
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Legend of the Lizard
2024
5.0
Wolf Garden
2023
8.5
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
2020
7.3
Beat the Chasers
2020
10.0
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
6.1
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
NR
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
2016
7.0
Virtually Famous
2014
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EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
2010
6.7
Celebrity Juice
2008
7.3
The Illusionist
2006
4.2
Mayo
2006
NR
The Golden Hour
2005
6.6
Uncle Adolf
2005
6.2
The Aryan Couple
2004
7.2
Vera Drake
2004
6.0
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
9.0
The Crooked Man
2003
6.6
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
2003
NR
Grease Monkeys
2003
NR
Lenny Blue
2002
7.7
Sunday
2002
7.9
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001
7.3
Watchmen
2001
8.3
Murder in Mind
2001
8.0
In Deep
200110.0
Tough Love
20006.9
The Wilsons
2000
5.3
Tube Tales
1999
6.1
Dad Savage
1998
6.8
Trial & Retribution
1997
8.0
Gobble
1997
4.3
Crimetime
1996
7.6
Silent Witness
1996
7.2
The Thin Blue Line
1995
7.3
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
6.3
Soccer AM
1995
3.7
A Breed of Heroes
1994
5.8
GMTV
1993
7.5
A Touch of Frost
1992
10.0
Archer's Goon
1992
6.9
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
1991
6.9
Murder Most Horrid
1991NR
Skulduggery
1991
3.7
Children Crossing
1990
7.0
Nightingales
1990
7.7
One Foot in the Grave
1990
7.2
Screen One
1989NR
Somewhere to Run
1989
7.5
Press Gang
1989
5.7
Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
1989
NR
Never Come Morning
1989
8.1
Red Dwarf
1988
5.7
Scoop
1987
7.7
A Little Princess
1987
7.9
Inspector Morse
1987
6.2
Casualty
1986
6.6
Flesh + Blood
1985
4.2
EastEnders
1985
7.1
Screen Two
1985
7.3
Dramarama
1983
7.1
Minder
1979