Jake Wood
Jake Wood (Born 12 July, 1972 in London) is an English actor.
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.
In June 2006, he joined the the BBC soap opera EastEnders playing Max Branning. In March 2008 he took a paternity leave from the show but is now back filming and will re appear on screen in the coming weeks.
Wood married wife Alison in 2001, they have one daughter named Amber and a son named Buster. Jake is an animal rights activist, and maintains a strict vegan diet.
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