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Jake Wood

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Jake Wood

Born Jul 12, 1972 · 54 years65 titles 29 movies · 36 TV
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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.

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Jake Dylan Wood

Born

Jul 12, 1972

Westminster, London, England, UK

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Career timeline

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1979 1 title(s)

1983 1 title(s)

1985 3 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1987 3 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1989 5 title(s)

1990 3 title(s)

1991 3 title(s)

1992 2 title(s)

1993 1 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1995 3 title(s)

1996 2 title(s)

1997 2 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

1999 1 title(s)

2000 2 title(s)

2001 4 title(s)

2002 3 title(s)

2003 4 title(s)

2004 3 title(s)

2005 2 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2014 1 title(s)

2016 1 title(s)

2017 1 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2020 2 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

2024 2 title(s)