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Jake Wood

1972 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Jake Wood is the 14,342nd most popular actor (down from 13,186th in 2024), the 8,320th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,032nd in 2019) and the 1,532nd most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jake Wood ranks 14,342 out of 13,578. Before him are Ella Hunt, Kim Engelbrecht, Ashley Argota, Bridgette Andersen, Nadia Buari, and Mrunal Thakur. After him are Chris Coy, Hallie Eisenberg, Zoe Lister-Jones, Cherprang Areekul, Frank Caeti, and Teagan Croft.

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Among people born in 1972, Jake Wood ranks 1,380. Before him are Jugal Hansraj, Simon Coveney, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Gary Shteyngart, Aamani, and Stephen Giles. After him are Fred Hoiberg, Clint Robinson, Jenn Morris, Summer Sanders, Vinod Kambli, and Adam F.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jake Wood ranks 8,322 out of 8,785. Before him are Kevin Bishop (1980), Christian Dailly (1973), Donna Hartley (1955), Ella Hunt (1998), James McFadden (1983), and Lisa Andreas (1987). After him are Ian Poulter (1976), Stephen Kinnock (1970), Robert Buckland (1968), Naomi Long (1971), Dan Ticktum (1999), and Siân Brooke (1980).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jake Wood ranks 1,532. Before him are Sharon Rooney (1988), Rose Williams (1994), Jack Cutmore-Scott (1987), Luke Youngblood (1986), Kevin Bishop (1980), and Ella Hunt (1998). After him are Siân Brooke (1980), Larissa Wilson (1989), Kerry Ingram (1999), Jessica Alexander (1999), Franz Drameh (1993), and Roman Griffin Davis (2007).

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