Jake Wood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-07-12 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

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

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Celebrity Juice

    Celebrity Juice

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • Red Dwarf

    Red Dwarf

  • Doc Martin

    Doc Martin

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Soccer AM

    Soccer AM

  • Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

  • Beat the Chasers

    Beat the Chasers

  • Celebrity Catchphrase

    Celebrity Catchphrase

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

  • Press Gang

    Press Gang

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Celebrity Mastermind

    Celebrity Mastermind

  • The Thin Blue Line

    The Thin Blue Line

  • One Foot in the Grave

    One Foot in the Grave

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • Vera Drake

    Vera Drake

  • Gobble

    Gobble

  • Children Crossing

    Children Crossing

  • Virtually Famous

    Virtually Famous

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Flesh + Blood

    Flesh + Blood

  • Eleven Men Against Eleven

    Eleven Men Against Eleven

  • Legend of the Lizard

    Legend of the Lizard

  • Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

    Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

  • Somewhere to Run

    Somewhere to Run

  • Mayo

    Mayo

  • Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

    Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

  • EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

    EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

  • EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford

    EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford

  • Uncle Adolf

    Uncle Adolf

  • Tough Love

    Tough Love

  • Grease Monkeys

    Grease Monkeys

  • Nightingales

    Nightingales

  • Watchmen

    Watchmen

  • Dad Savage

    Dad Savage

  • The Golden Hour

    The Golden Hour

  • The Crooked Man

    The Crooked Man

  • The Aryan Couple

    The Aryan Couple

  • Archer's Goon

    Archer's Goon

  • Sunday

    Sunday

  • Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

  • Crimetime

    Crimetime

  • Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie

    Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie

  • Never Come Morning

    Never Come Morning

  • Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • The Wilsons

    The Wilsons

  • Skulduggery

    Skulduggery

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

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

  • A Breed of Heroes

    A Breed of Heroes

  • Lenny Blue

    Lenny Blue