Jake Wood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1972, Westminster, London, England, UK
- Movies
- 28
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | National Theatre Live: London Tide | Gaffer Hexam |
| 2024 | Legend of the Lizard | The Gecko |
| 2023 | Wolf Garden | John (voice) |
| 2016 | The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale | |
| 2010 | EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford | Max Branning |
| 2006 | The Illusionist | Jurka |
| 2005 | Uncle Adolf | Emil Maurice |
| 2004 | The Aryan Couple | Dressler |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Ruffian |
| 2003 | The Crooked Man | George |
| 2003 | Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie | Jimmy Dobbs |
| 2002 | Sunday | Checkpoint Soldier |
| 2001 | Watchmen | Tony |
| 2000 | Tough Love | DC Pete Ainsworth |
| 1999 | Tube Tales | James (segment "Grasshopper") |
| 1998 | Dad Savage | Sav |
| 1997 | Gobble | Androcles |
| 1996 | Crimetime | Assistant Director |
| 1995 | Eleven Men Against Eleven | Mick |
| 1994 | A Breed of Heroes | L. Cpl. Stagg |
| 1992 | Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors | Bert |
| 1991 | Skulduggery | Hank |
| 1990 | Children Crossing | Sailor |
| 1989 | Somewhere to Run | Liam |
| 1989 | Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie | |
| 1989 | Never Come Morning | Johnny |
| 1987 | Scoop | Paper Boy |
| 1985 | Flesh + Blood | Little John |
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