Jake Wood
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
EastEnders
Max Branning
1985
Series
EastEnders
Jackson
1985
Series
Casualty
Rhys Proctor
1986
Series
Casualty
Toby Grant
1986
Series
Silent Witness
Karl Benson
1996
Series
Minder
Wasp
1979
Series
A Touch of Frost
Pte. Kemp
1992
Series
Screen Two
Sailor
1985
Series
Doc Martin
Jimmy Dobbs
2004
Series
Red Dwarf
Kill Crazy
1988
Series
Celebrity Juice
Self
2008
Series
Inspector Morse
Jimmy
1987
Series
Soccer AM
Self
1995
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Series
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
2017
Series
Trial & Retribution
Barridge
1997
Series
Celebrity Mastermind
Self - Contestant
2003
Series
Screen One
LCpl. Stagg
1989
Series
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant
2018
Film
The Illusionist
Jurka
2006
Series
Dramarama
Footballer
1983
Series
Murder Most Horrid
Derek
1991
Series
The Thin Blue Line
Carol Singer
1995
Series
Press Gang
Jack
1989
Series
Murder in Mind
Karl Kruger
2001
Series
One Foot in the Grave
1st Yob
1990
Series
Grease Monkeys
Happy
2003
Film
Flesh + Blood
Little John
1985
Series
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Judd
2001
Series
Beat the Chasers
Self
2020
Series
In Deep
Rio
2001
Series
Virtually Famous
Self - Panelist
2014
Film
Vera Drake
Ruffian
2004
Series
Nightingales
The Burglar
1990
Film
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
Bert
1991
Series
A Little Princess
Delivery Boy
1987
Series
Mayo
Dermot Voss
2006
Series
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
Himself
2020
Film
Tube Tales
James (segment "Grasshopper")
1999
Series
The Golden Hour
PC Alex Ryan
2005
The Wilsons
2000
Series
Archer's Goon
Ginger
1992
Film
Scoop
Paper Boy
1987
Film
The Aryan Couple
Dressler
2004
Skulduggery
Hank
1991
Film
Crimetime
Assistant Director
1996
Series
Lenny Blue
DS Pete Ainsworth
2002
Film
Lenny Blue
DS Pete Ainsworth
2002
Film
Uncle Adolf
Emil Maurice
2005
Film
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Jimmy Dobbs
2003
Film
Gobble
Androcles
1997
Film
A Breed of Heroes
L. Cpl. Stagg
1994
Film
Wolf Garden
John (voice)
2023
Film
Eleven Men Against Eleven
Mick
1995
Tough Love
DC Pete Ainsworth
2000
Film
National Theatre Live: London Tide
Gaffer Hexam
2024
Film
Sunday
Checkpoint Soldier
2002
Film
Dad Savage
Sav
1998
Film
Never Come Morning
Johnny
1989
Film
Children Crossing
Sailor
1990
Film
Watchmen
Tony
2001
Film
The Crooked Man
George
2003
Film
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
Max Branning
2010
Somewhere to Run
Liam
1989
Film
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
2016
Film
Legend of the Lizard
The Gecko
2024
Film
Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
1989