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Jake Wood

Actor • Born 1972

Jake Wood

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About

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

EastEnders posterEastEndersSeries • 1985Casualty posterCasualtySeries • 1986Silent Witness posterSilent WitnessSeries • 1996Minder posterMinderSeries • 1979Red Dwarf posterRed DwarfSeries • 1988A Touch of Frost posterA Touch of FrostSeries • 1992Screen Two posterScreen TwoSeries • 1985Inspector Morse posterInspector MorseSeries • 1987Trial & Retribution posterTrial & RetributionSeries • 1997Screen One posterScreen OneSeries • 1989Murder Most Horrid posterMurder Most HorridSeries • 1991Press Gang posterPress GangSeries • 1989One Foot in the Grave posterOne Foot in the GraveSeries • 1990Murder in Mind posterMurder in MindSeries • 2001The Thin Blue Line posterThe Thin Blue LineSeries • 1995Dramarama posterDramaramaSeries • 1983Grease Monkeys posterGrease MonkeysSeries • 2003The Illusionist posterThe IllusionistMovie • 2006Tube Tales posterTube TalesMovie • 1999Flesh + Blood posterFlesh + BloodMovie • 1985Vera Drake posterVera DrakeMovie • 2004A Little Princess posterA Little PrincessSeries • 1987Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors posterMiss Marple: They Do It with MirrorsMovie • 1992The Aryan Couple posterThe Aryan CoupleMovie • 2004