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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-07-12 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

The Illusionist

2006

The Illusionist

as

Jurka

Crimetime

1996

Crimetime

as

Assistant Director

Flesh + Blood

1985

Flesh + Blood

as

Little John

Gobble

1997

Gobble

as

Androcles

Dad Savage

1998

Dad Savage

as

Sav

Children Crossing

1990

Children Crossing

as

Sailor

Tube Tales

1999

Tube Tales

as

James (segment "Grasshopper")

Legend of the Lizard

2024

Legend of the Lizard

as

The Gecko

Watchmen

2001

Watchmen

as

Tony

Never Come Morning

1989

Never Come Morning

as

Johnny

Vera Drake

2004

Vera Drake

as

Ruffian

Tough Love

2000

Tough Love

as

DC Pete Ainsworth

Lenny Blue

2002

Lenny Blue

as

DS Pete Ainsworth

Uncle Adolf

2005

Uncle Adolf

as

Emil Maurice

The Crooked Man

2003

The Crooked Man

as

George

Sunday

2002

Sunday

as

Checkpoint Soldier

The Aryan Couple

2004

The Aryan Couple

as

Dressler

A Breed of Heroes

1994

A Breed of Heroes

as

L. Cpl. Stagg

Scoop

1987

Scoop

as

Paper Boy

Skulduggery

1991

Skulduggery

as

Hank

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

as

Karl Kruger

Soccer AM

Soccer AM

as

Self

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Max Branning

Doc Martin

Doc Martin

as

Jimmy Dobbs

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Karl Benson

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

as

Kill Crazy

GMTV

GMTV

as

Self

Virtually Famous

Virtually Famous

as

Self - Panelist

The Golden Hour

The Golden Hour

as

PC Alex Ryan

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

as

Carol Singer

In Deep

In Deep

as

Rio

Mayo

Mayo

as

Dermot Voss

Casualty

Casualty

as

Rhys Proctor

Casualty

Casualty

as

Toby Grant

Minder

Minder

as

Wasp

Nightingales

Nightingales

as

The Burglar

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Jackson

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

as

Self - Contestant

Celebrity Catchphrase

Celebrity Catchphrase

as

Self - Contestant

Production

Crew

Directing