Jake Wood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

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

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Red Dwarf

    Red Dwarf

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Doc Martin

    Doc Martin

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

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

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Celebrity Juice

    Celebrity Juice

  • Soccer AM

    Soccer AM

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

  • Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • One Foot in the Grave

    One Foot in the Grave

  • Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie

    Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie

  • Eleven Men Against Eleven

    Eleven Men Against Eleven

  • Watchmen

    Watchmen

  • The Thin Blue Line

    The Thin Blue Line

  • Press Gang

    Press Gang

  • Celebrity Catchphrase

    Celebrity Catchphrase

  • Celebrity Mastermind

    Celebrity Mastermind

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • Crimetime

    Crimetime

  • Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

    Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

  • Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

  • Vera Drake

    Vera Drake

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Flesh + Blood

    Flesh + Blood

  • Skulduggery

    Skulduggery

  • Sunday

    Sunday

  • Dad Savage

    Dad Savage

  • Gobble

    Gobble

  • Children Crossing

    Children Crossing

  • Beat the Chasers

    Beat the Chasers

  • Mayo

    Mayo

  • Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

  • Virtually Famous

    Virtually Famous

  • Grease Monkeys

    Grease Monkeys

  • The Wilsons

    The Wilsons

  • The Aryan Couple

    The Aryan Couple

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Legend of the Lizard

    Legend of the Lizard

  • Uncle Adolf

    Uncle Adolf

  • Archer's Goon

    Archer's Goon

  • Nightingales

    Nightingales

  • Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

    Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

  • Somewhere to Run

    Somewhere to Run

  • The Crooked Man

    The Crooked Man

  • Never Come Morning

    Never Come Morning

  • The Golden Hour

    The Golden Hour

  • EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

    EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

  • A Breed of Heroes

    A Breed of Heroes

  • Tough Love

    Tough Love

  • Lenny Blue

    Lenny Blue

  • National Theatre Live: London Tide

    National Theatre Live: London Tide

  • EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford

    EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford