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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 12, 1972
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Jake Wood
2.7 Popularity
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
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Gaffer Hexam
National Theatre Live: London Tide
2024
0.0
The Gecko
Legend of the Lizard
2024
10.0
Himself
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
2020
7.6
Self
Beat the Chasers
2020
0.0
Self - Contestant
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
6.0
Self - Contestant
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
0.0
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
2016
7.0
Self - Panelist
Virtually Famous
2014
0.0
Max Branning
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
2010
6.6
Self
Celebrity Juice
2008
Credits
National Theatre Live: London Tide
as Gaffer Hexam
2024
0.0
Legend of the Lizard
as The Gecko
2024
0.0
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
as Himself
2020
10.0
Beat the Chasers
as Self
2020
7.6
Celebrity Catchphrase
as Self - Contestant
2018
0.0
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
2017
6.0
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
2016
0.0
Virtually Famous
as Self - Panelist
2014
7.0
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
as Max Branning
2010
0.0
Celebrity Juice
as Self
2008
6.6
The Illusionist
as Jurka
2006
7.3
Mayo
as Dermot Voss
2006
4.2
The Golden Hour
as PC Alex Ryan
2005
0.0
Uncle Adolf
as Emil Maurice
2005
6.0
The Aryan Couple
as Dressler
2004
6.1
Vera Drake
as Ruffian
2004
7.2
Doc Martin
as Jimmy Dobbs
2004
8.2
Celebrity Mastermind
as Self - Contestant
2003
6.0
🎬
The Crooked Man
as George
2003
0.0
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
as Jimmy Dobbs
2003
6.3
Grease Monkeys
as Happy
2003
0.0
Lenny Blue
as DS Pete Ainsworth
2002
0.0
Sunday
as Checkpoint Soldier
2002
7.4
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
as Judd
2001
8.0
Watchmen
as Tony
2001
7.3
Murder in Mind
as Karl Kruger
2001
8.4
In Deep
as Rio
2001
10.0
🎬
Tough Love
as DC Pete Ainsworth
2000
0.0
🎬
The Wilsons
2000
6.0
Tube Tales
as James (segment "Grasshopper")
1999
5.1
Dad Savage
as Sav
1998
6.0
Trial & Retribution
1997
6.8
Gobble
as Androcles
1997
0.0
Crimetime
as Assistant Director
1996
3.9
Silent Witness
as Karl Benson
1996
7.5
The Thin Blue Line
as Carol Singer
1995
7.2
Eleven Men Against Eleven
as Mick
1995
6.3
Soccer AM
as Self
1995
6.0
A Breed of Heroes
as L. Cpl. Stagg
1994
1.0
GMTV
as Self
1993
5.6
A Touch of Frost
1992
7.5
Archer's Goon
as Ginger
1992
0.0
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
as Bert
1991
6.8
Murder Most Horrid
as Derek
1991
6.8
🎬
Skulduggery
as Hank
1991
0.0
Children Crossing
as Sailor
1990
1.0
Nightingales
as The Burglar
1990
6.4
One Foot in the Grave
as 1st Yob
1990
7.6
🎬
Somewhere to Run
as Liam
1989
0.0
Press Gang
as Jack
1989
7.5
Never Come Morning
as Johnny
1989
0.0
Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
1989
5.0
Red Dwarf
as Kill Crazy
1988
8.1
Scoop
as Paper Boy
1987
5.2
Inspector Morse
as Jimmy
1987
7.8
Casualty
as Rhys Proctor
1986
6.1
Casualty
as Toby Grant
1986
6.1
Flesh + Blood
as Little John
1985
6.6
EastEnders
as Max Branning
1985
4.1
EastEnders
as Jackson
1985
4.1
The Gentle Touch
1980
6.9
Minder
as Wasp
1979
6.8