Jake Wood
Acting
Born July 12, 1972 · 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 · 40 titles
EastEnders
Casualty
Silent Witness
Minder
GMTV
Celebrity Mastermind
Screen Two
Richard Osman's House of Games
A Touch of Frost
Celebrity Juice
Soccer AM
Red Dwarf
Inspector Morse
Doc Martin
Celebrity Catchphrase
Trial & Retribution
Dramarama
Murder in Mind
Murder Most Horrid
Screen One
One Foot in the Grave
The Illusionist
Press Gang
Flesh + Blood
Grease Monkeys
The Thin Blue Line
Virtually Famous
Beat the Chasers
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
In Deep
Nightingales
A Little Princess
Vera Drake
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
The Wilsons
Mayo
The Golden Hour
Archer's Goon
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
Tube Tales