Portrait of Jake Wood

Jake Wood

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.

Born: July 12, 1972

Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, UK

Filmography

2024
2020
2018
Celebrity Catchphrase

as Self - Contestant

2017
Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Contestant

2014
Virtually Famous

as Self - Panelist

2008
2006
2006
Mayo

as Dermot Voss

2005
The Golden Hour

as PC Alex Ryan

2005
Uncle Adolf

as Emil Maurice

2004
The Aryan Couple

as Dressler

2004
Vera Drake

as Ruffian

2004
Doc Martin

as Jimmy Dobbs

2003
Celebrity Mastermind

as Self - Contestant

2003
2002
Lenny Blue

as DS Pete Ainsworth

2002
Sunday

as Checkpoint Soldier

2001
Watchmen

as Tony

2001
Murder in Mind

as Karl Kruger

2001
In Deep

as Rio

1999
Tube Tales

as James (segment "Grasshopper")

1998
1997
Gobble

as Androcles

1996
Crimetime

as Assistant Director

1996
Silent Witness

as Karl Benson

1995
The Thin Blue Line

as Carol Singer

1995
Soccer AM

as Self

1994
A Breed of Heroes

as L. Cpl. Stagg

1993
GMTV

as Self

1992
Archer's Goon

as Ginger

1991
1990
1990
Nightingales

as The Burglar

1990
1989
Press Gang

as Jack

1989
1988
Red Dwarf

as Kill Crazy

1987
Scoop

as Paper Boy

1987
1986
Casualty

as Rhys Proctor

1986
Casualty

as Toby Grant

1985
Flesh + Blood

as Little John

1985
EastEnders

as Max Branning

1985
EastEnders

as Jackson

1979
Minder

as Wasp