Jake Wood
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.
Movie Appearances
The Illusionist
as Jurka
2006
Crimetime
as Assistant Director
1996
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
as Bert
1991
Somewhere to Run
as Liam
1989
Flesh + Blood
as Little John
1985
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
as Jimmy Dobbs
2003
Gobble
as Androcles
1997
Dad Savage
as Sav
1998
Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
1989
Children Crossing
as Sailor
1990
Tube Tales
as James (segment "Grasshopper")
1999
Legend of the Lizard
as The Gecko
2024
Watchmen
as Tony
2001
Never Come Morning
as Johnny
1989
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
as Max Branning
2010
Vera Drake
as Ruffian
2004
Tough Love
as DC Pete Ainsworth
2000
Lenny Blue
as DS Pete Ainsworth
2002
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
2016
Uncle Adolf
as Emil Maurice
2005
TV Appearances
Murder in Mind
as Karl Kruger
2001
Soccer AM
as Self
1995
EastEnders
as Max Branning
1985
The Gentle Touch
1980
Doc Martin
as Jimmy Dobbs
2004
A Touch of Frost
as Pte. Kemp
1992
Silent Witness
as Karl Benson
1996
Inspector Morse
as Jimmy
1987
One Foot in the Grave
as 1st Yob
1990
Red Dwarf
as Kill Crazy
1988
Trial & Retribution
as PC Barridge
1997
GMTV
as Self
1993