Jake Wood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Westminster, London, England, UK
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
Filmography
Legend of the Lizard
Movie · as The Gecko
National Theatre Live: London Tide
Movie · as Gaffer Hexam
Wolf Garden
Movie · as John (voice)
Beat the Chasers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
TV · as Himself · 14 eps
Celebrity Catchphrase
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
House of Games
TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
Movie
Virtually Famous
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
Movie · as Max Branning
Celebrity Juice
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Illusionist
Movie · as Jurka
Mayo
TV · as Dermot Voss · 1 ep
Uncle Adolf
Movie · as Emil Maurice
The Golden Hour
TV · as PC Alex Ryan · 1 ep
Vera Drake
Movie · as Ruffian
The Aryan Couple
Movie · as Dressler
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Movie · as Jimmy Dobbs
The Crooked Man
Movie · as George
Celebrity Mastermind
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Grease Monkeys
TV · as Happy · 10 eps
Sunday
Movie · as Checkpoint Soldier
Lenny Blue
TV · as DS Pete Ainsworth · 2 eps
Watchmen
Movie · as Tony
Murder in Mind
TV · as Karl Kruger · 1 ep
In Deep
TV · as Rio · 2 eps
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Judd · 1 ep
Tough Love
Movie · as DC Pete Ainsworth
The Wilsons
TV · 6 eps
Tube Tales
Movie · as James (segment "Grasshopper")
Dad Savage
Movie · as Sav
Gobble
Movie · as Androcles
Trial & Retribution
TV · as Barridge · 2 eps
Crimetime
Movie · as Assistant Director
Silent Witness
TV · as Karl Benson · 2 eps
Eleven Men Against Eleven
Movie · as Mick
Soccer AM
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Thin Blue Line
TV · as Carol Singer · 1 ep
A Breed of Heroes
Movie · as L. Cpl. Stagg
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
Movie · as Bert
A Touch of Frost
TV · as Pte. Kemp · 1 ep
Archer's Goon
TV · as Ginger · 4 eps
Skulduggery
Movie · as Hank
Murder Most Horrid
TV · as Derek · 1 ep
Children Crossing
Movie · as Sailor
One Foot in the Grave
TV · as 1st Yob · 1 ep
Nightingales
TV · as The Burglar · 1 ep
Somewhere to Run
Movie · as Liam
Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
Movie
Never Come Morning
Movie · as Johnny
Press Gang
TV · as Jack · 2 eps
Screen One
TV · as LCpl. Stagg · 1 ep
Red Dwarf
TV · as Kill Crazy · 4 eps
The Lowdown
TV · 1 ep
Scoop
Movie · as Paper Boy
Inspector Morse
TV · as Jimmy · 1 ep
A Little Princess
TV · as Delivery Boy · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Rhys Proctor, Toby Grant · 1 ep
Flesh + Blood
Movie · as Little John
EastEnders
TV · as Max Branning, Jackson · 1874 eps
Screen Two
TV · as Sailor · 1 ep
Dramarama
TV · as Footballer · 1 ep
Minder
TV · as Wasp · 2 eps