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Jake Wood
ActorBorn July 12, 1972 (53 years)
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.
Jake Wood Filmography
| 2024 | Legend of the Lizard · as The Gecko |
| 2016 | |
| 2010 | EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford · as Max Branning |
| 2006 | The Illusionist · as Jurka |
| 2006 | Mayo (TV Series) · as Dermot Voss |
| 2005 | The Golden Hour (TV Series) · as Pc Alex Ryan |
| 2005 | Uncle Adolf · as Emil Maurice |
| 2004 | The Couple · as Dressler |
| 2004 | Vera Drake · as Ruffian |
| 2004 | Doc Martin (TV Series) · as Jimmy Dobbs |
| 2003 | The Crooked Man · as George |
| 2003 | Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie · as Jimmy Dobbs |
| 2003 | Grease Monkeys (TV Series) · as Happy |
| 2002 | Tough Love · as Dc Pete Ainsworth |
| 2002 | Lenny Blue · as Ds Pete Ainsworth |
| 2002 | Sunday · as Checkpoint Soldier |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind (TV Series) · as Karl Kruger |
| 2001 | In Deep (TV Series) · as Rio |
| 2000 | The Wilsons (2000) (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Judd |
| 1999 | Tube Tales · as James (segment "grasshopper") |
| 1998 | Dad Savage · as Sav |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Crimetime · as Assistant Director |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Karl Benson |
| 1995 | The Thin Blue Line (TV Series) · as Carol Singer |
| 1995 | Eleven Men Against Eleven · as Mick |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Archer's Goon (TV Series) · as Ginger |
| 1991 | Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors · as Bert |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as Derek |
| 1990 | Nightingales (1990) (TV Series) · as The Burglar |
| 1990 | One Foot in the Grave (TV Series) · as 1st Yob |
| 1989 | Press Gang (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Red Dwarf (TV Series) · as Kill Crazy |
| 1987 | Scoop · as Paper Boy |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Jimmy |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Toby Grant |
| 1985 | Flesh+Blood · as Little John |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Max Branning |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Wasp |
| 2020 | EastEnders - Secrets from the Square (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2020 | Beat the Chasers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Catchphrase (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2014 | Virtually Famous (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2008 | Celebrity Juice (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Celebrity Mastermind (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Soccer AM (TV Series) · as Self |