Jake Wood

Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July, 1972 in London) is an English actor, best known for playing Max Branning on "East Enders" and being the current voice of the GEICO gecko.

His first acting role was in the 1985 film "Flesh & Blood". He has since appeared in several television series such as "Only Fools and Horses","Sean's Show", "Inspector Morse", "One Foot in the Grave", "Red Dwarf", "A Touch of Frost", "The Bill" and "Doc Martin". He also made a short Cameo as a carol singer on "The Thin Blue Line". He also appeared in the films "Vera Drake" and "The Illusionist" opposite Edward Norton. Additionally, he appeared in "Le Café des Rêves", a BBC-produced five-part serial drama produced by the BBC for French students. He also appeared as two different characters in the series "Press Gang". He made a brief appearance in the episode "The Rest of My Life", and played an accidental killer in "Killer on the Line". He appeared in a few episodes of "London's Burning" as Kevin Medhurst's delinquent brother's friend.

Jake starred in the 1989 Yellow Pages TV Advert, entitled "Party Party". Jake Wood is the current voice of the GEICO gecko. Jake also featured alongside Cobent CTO and ex-Metal Hammer journalist Tony Dillon as part of a team presenting "Click", a computer games magazine on VHS video in the early 1990s.

Jake Wood also played the eldest son, Dougie, in sitcom family "The Wilsons." The 1997 Channel 4 show was named after the family and can now be watched on the channel's on demand service, 4OD.

In June 2006, he joined the BBC soap opera EastEnders playing tough guy and serial womaniser Max Branning. In March 2008 he took paternity leave and re-appeared on screen on 23rd June 2008.

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