Jake Wood
Born: 1972-07-12 in Westminster, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Legend of the Lizard as The Gecko
- National Theatre Live: London Tide as Gaffer Hexam
2020
- Beat the Chasers as Self
- EastEnders: Secrets from the Square as Himself
2018
- Celebrity Catchphrase as Self - Contestant
2017
- Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Contestant
2014
- Virtually Famous as Self - Panelist
2010
- EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford as Max Branning
2008
- Celebrity Juice as Self
2006
- The Illusionist as Jurka
- Mayo as Dermot Voss
2005
- Uncle Adolf as Emil Maurice
- The Golden Hour as PC Alex Ryan
2004
- Doc Martin as Jimmy Dobbs
- Vera Drake as Ruffian
- The Aryan Couple as Dressler
2003
- Celebrity Mastermind as Self - Contestant
- Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie as Jimmy Dobbs
- The Crooked Man as George
- Grease Monkeys as Happy
2002
- Sunday as Checkpoint Soldier
- Lenny Blue as DS Pete Ainsworth
2001
- Watchmen as Tony
- Murder in Mind as Karl Kruger
- In Deep as Rio
- Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes as Judd
2000
- Tough Love as DC Pete Ainsworth
- The Wilsons
1999
- Tube Tales as James (segment "Grasshopper")
1998
- Dad Savage as Sav
1997
- Trial & Retribution
- Gobble as Androcles
1996
- Silent Witness as Karl Benson
- Crimetime as Assistant Director
1995
- Soccer AM as Self
- The Thin Blue Line as Carol Singer
- Eleven Men Against Eleven as Mick
1994
- A Breed of Heroes as L. Cpl. Stagg
1993
- GMTV as Self
1992
- A Touch of Frost
- Archer's Goon as Ginger
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as Derek
- Skulduggery as Hank
- Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors as Bert
1990
- Children Crossing as Sailor
- One Foot in the Grave as 1st Yob
- Nightingales as The Burglar
1989
- Press Gang as Jack
- Somewhere to Run as Liam
- Never Come Morning as Johnny
- Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
1988
- Red Dwarf as Kill Crazy
1987
- Inspector Morse as Jimmy
- Scoop as Paper Boy
1986
- Casualty as Rhys Proctor
1985
- EastEnders as Max Branning
- Flesh + Blood as Little John
1980
1979
- Minder as Wasp