Jake Wood

Birth Name:

Jake Dylan Wood

Birth Place:

Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor

He and Jo Joyner won an award for Best On-Screen Partnership at the 2012 British Soap Awards for their characters on "EastEnders․"
Trained to be an actor at The Anna Scher Theatre School
Best known for playing the troubled salesman Max Branning on the BBC soap opera "EastEnders․"
Known in the United States as the voice of the GEICO gecko on the company's car insurance commercials
Supports Holloway, London's, Arsenal Football Club
His character, Max Branning, was ranked 26th in the 1000 Greatest "EastEnders" Characters of All Time list in 2010
Ran in the Great North Run in 2007, a half marathon that takes place in Northeast England each September

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