Jake Wood
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.2221 |
| Birthday | 1972-07-12 |
| Place of Birth | Westminster, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Jake Dylan Wood, |
2006
The Illusionist
7.302/5478
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eise...
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The Illusionist
1996
Crimetime
4.3/13
The star of a TV crime reenactment show becomes caught up in the mind of the killer he is playing.
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Crimetime
1991
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
6.933/45
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', th...
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Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
1989
Somewhere to Run
0/0
Teenagers Sarah and Debbie run away from home and find themselves on the streets of London.
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Somewhere to Run
1985
Flesh + Blood
6.552/452
A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble Lord who cheated them by kidnapping his son's fiancée. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe o...
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Flesh + Blood
2003
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
6.559/17
Doctor Bamford has had enough of village life and is desperate for some distance from inquisitive Cornish neighbours. When the local estate agent show...
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Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
1997
Gobble
8/1
As Christmas celebrations get under way, Britain is rocked by a deadly new food scare - "mad turkey disease".
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Gobble
1998
Dad Savage
6.125/12
A wealthy, successful, East-Anglian tulip grower, Dad Savage is also something of a godfather in the local criminal fraternity but doesn't trust banks...
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Dad Savage
1989
Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
5.7/6
A brainy kid clones a "suaver, hipper" version of himself to romance the rock singer girlfriend of his school's meanest bully.
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Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie
1990
Children Crossing
3.667/3
Is Joe really having an affair - or is Rosie imagining it all? A story of sexual jealousy, betrayal and vengeance - an emotional journey which keeps y...
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Children Crossing
1999
Tube Tales
5.3/19
Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grassho...
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Tube Tales
2024
Legend of the Lizard
0/0
You know the GEICO Gecko, but do you really know him? This is the extraordinary tail, er, tale, of how the helpful green guy grew into the guru he is...
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Legend of the Lizard
2001
Watchmen
7.3/8
This brisk comedy of errors, penned by two-time onscreen lovers Paloma Baeza and Cillian Murphy, stakes out multiple perspectives on a series of bumbl...
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Watchmen
1989
Never Come Morning
0/0
A poetic young man crosses paths with a young runaway woman, and together they embark on an all-night journey through London’s sleepy metropolis.
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Never Come Morning
2010
EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
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With the second marriage of Ricky and Bianca fast approaching, their two children, Tiffany and Liam set out to film a video diary gift for their weddi...
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EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford
2004
Vera Drake
7.182/426
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
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Vera Drake
2000
Tough Love
10/1
DC Lenny Milton (Winstone) is not as ambitious as his best friend and popular boss DCI Michael Love (Dunbar), but the pair are drinking partners and t...
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Tough Love
2016
The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
0/0
Join Len Goodman in this special feature length DVD as he celebrates his time as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing by looking back at some of his favou...
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The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale
2005
Uncle Adolf
6.6/5
A young girl becomes the great love of the Nazi leader's life. It spans the years between 1929 and 1945, and focuses on Hitler's obsessive relationshi...
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Uncle Adolf
1995
Eleven Men Against Eleven
7.25/4
A curtain raiser for the 1995-6 football season and a state of the Premiership comedy drama about the corrupt world of football. Sir Bob is a football...
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Eleven Men Against Eleven
2003
The Crooked Man
9/1
Harry Fielding is an investigative reporter with a brief to covertly document the compromising exploits of public figures. Incriminating evidence capt...
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The Crooked Man
2002
Sunday
7.7/9
Sunday tells the story of an infamous day in Derry, North of Ireland and how the events of that day were subsequently covered up by the British Govern...
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Sunday
2004
The Aryan Couple
6.188/24
A German Jewish industrialist is forced to hand over his business to the Nazis in order to ensure his family's safe passage out of Germany.
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The Aryan Couple
1994
A Breed of Heroes
3.667/3
In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in se...
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A Breed of Heroes
1987
Scoop
5.7/7
Scoop is a 1987 TV film directed by Gavin Millar, adapted by William Boyd from the 1938 satirical novel Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. It was produced by Sue...
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Scoop
1991
Skulduggery
0/0
Four lads decide to meet up and do a robbery planned by Sweeny, an angry, agressive but small young man who is like a time bomb waiting to go off. The...
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Skulduggery
2024
National Theatre Live: London Tide
0/0
A storm rages and, in the darkest part of the night, a body is pulled from the swirling river. Across the city, two young women confront an uncertain...
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National Theatre Live: London Tide
2023
Wolf Garden
5/7
A man who has gone into isolated hiding is haunted by visions of the woman he loves and a mysterious creature in the nearby woods.
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