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name: "Jake Wood"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jake-wood"
fi1m_id: "jake-wood"
tmdb_id: 162489
roles: []
born: "12 July 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T12:17:52.767643+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jake Wood

## Identity

Jake Wood

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jake-wood
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jake-wood
- **TMDB ID:** 162489
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/162489

Actor. Born 12 July 1972 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 12 July 1972, Westminster, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1987–2004
- **Also known as:** Jake Dylan Wood
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 86 (2), 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 84 (1)
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $13m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/162489

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*A Touch of Frost*](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jake Wood (born 12 July 1972) is a British actor and podcaster from Westminster, London. He trained at the Anna Scher Drama School in Islington and made his first television appearance in the 1984 series *The Gentle Touch*.

Wood is best known for playing Max Branning in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders* from 2006 to 2021, with a return in 2025. He had earlier appeared in the series in 1990 as the character Jackson. His other television credits include guest roles in *Only Fools and Horses*, *Red Dwarf* (as Kill Crazy), *A Touch of Frost* (as Pte. Kemp), *Inspector Morse*, *One Foot in the Grave*, *Casualty* and *The Thin Blue Line*. Film appearances include *Flesh + Blood* (1985), *Vera Drake* (2004) and *The Illusionist* (2006).

In the United States he is known as the voice of the GEICO gecko in television advertisements. He competed on *Strictly Come Dancing* in 2014 and co-hosts the boxing podcast *Pound for Pound*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Vera Drake* (2004), Fi1m 84, as Ruffian — [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), Fi1m 76, as Pte. Kemp — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), Fi1m 83, as 1st Yob — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), Fi1m 88, as Kill Crazy — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Jimmy — [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *National Theatre Live: London Tide* (2024), as Gaffer Hexam
- *Legend of the Lizard* (2024), as The Gecko
- *Wolf Garden* (2023), as John (voice)
- *The Best of Strictly Come Dancing - Len's Grand Finale* (2016), Actor
- *EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford* (2010), as Max Branning
- *The Illusionist* (2006), as Jurka
- *Mayo* (2006), series, as Dermot Voss
- *The Golden Hour* (2005), series, as PC Alex Ryan
- *Uncle Adolf* (2005), as Emil Maurice
- *The Aryan Couple* (2004), as Dressler
- *Vera Drake* (2004), as Ruffian — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *The Crooked Man* (2003), as George
- *Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie* (2003), as Jimmy Dobbs
- *Grease Monkeys* (2003), series, as Happy
- *Lenny Blue* (2002), series, as DS Pete Ainsworth
- *Sunday* (2002), as Checkpoint Soldier
- *Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes* (2001), series, as Judd
- *Watchmen* (2001), as Tony
- *Murder in Mind* (2001), series, as Karl Kruger
- *In Deep* (2001), series, as Rio
- *Tough Love* (2000), as DC Pete Ainsworth
- *The Wilsons* (2000), series, Actor
- *Tube Tales* (1999), as James (segment "Grasshopper")
- *Dad Savage* (1998), as Sav
- *Trial & Retribution* (1997), series, as Barridge
- *Gobble* (1997), as Androcles
- *Crimetime* (1996), as Assistant Director
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Karl Benson
- *The Thin Blue Line* (1995), series, as Carol Singer
- *Eleven Men Against Eleven* (1995), as Mick
- *A Breed of Heroes* (1994), as L. Cpl. Stagg
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Pte. Kemp — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *Archer's Goon* (1992), series, as Ginger
- *Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors* (1991), as Bert
- *Murder Most Horrid* (1991), series, as Derek
- *Skulduggery* (1991), as Hank
- *Children Crossing* (1990), as Sailor
- *Nightingales* (1990), series, as The Burglar
- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), series, as 1st Yob — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)
- *Screen One* (1989), series, as LCpl. Stagg
- *Somewhere to Run* (1989), as Liam
- *Press Gang* (1989), series, as Jack
- *Bodo - Eine ganz normale Familie* (1989), Actor
- *Never Come Morning* (1989), as Johnny
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, as Kill Crazy — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)
- *Scoop* (1987), as Paper Boy
- *A Little Princess* (1987), series, as Delivery Boy
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Jimmy — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Rhys Proctor, Toby Grant — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Flesh + Blood* (1985), as Little John
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Max Branning, Jackson — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Sailor
- *Dramarama* (1983), series, as Footballer
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Wasp — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)

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