
Jake Wood
Actor
Born: July 12, 1972 (53 years old)
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (29)
- Murder in Mind (2001, ★ 8.4)
- The Illusionist (2006, ★ 7.3)
- Inspector Morse (1987, ★ 7.9)
- Red Dwarf (1988, ★ 8.1)
- Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2001, ★ 7.9)
- Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991, ★ 6.7)
- Flesh + Blood (1985, ★ 6.6)
- Watchmen (2001, ★ 7.3)
- Sunday (2002, ★ 7.4)
- Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie (2003, ★ 6.3)
- Vera Drake (2004, ★ 7.2)
- Doc Martin (2004, ★ 8.2)
- Dad Savage (1998, ★ 6)
- The Aryan Couple (2004, ★ 6.1)
- The Gentle Touch (1980, ★ 6.9)
- A Touch of Frost (1992, ★ 7.5)
- Silent Witness (1996, ★ 7.5)
- One Foot in the Grave (1990, ★ 7.6)
- Trial & Retribution (1997, ★ 6.8)
- The Thin Blue Line (1995, ★ 7.2)
- Press Gang (1989, ★ 7.3)
- Minder (1979, ★ 7.1)
- A Little Princess (1987, ★ 7.6)
- Nightingales (1990, ★ 6.4)
- Murder Most Horrid (1991, ★ 6.8)
- Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie (1989, ★ 5)
- Tube Tales (1999, ★ 5.1)
- Scoop (1987, ★ 5.2)
- Crimetime (1996, ★ 3.9)