Jake Wood’s Net Worth, Height, Age, & Personal Info Wiki

In 2014, Jake Wood and professional dancer Janette Manrara participated in BBC’s “Strictly Come Dancing.” (4) Actor Jake Wood followed a group of “EastEnders” players who had previously competed on the event, including on-screen brother Scott Maslen, who portrays Jack Branning and niece Patsy Palmer, who plays Bianca Butcher, as they Waltzed their way from Walford to the Strictly ballroom.

Jake Wood’s debut appearance in a TV show came in 1984, “The Gentle Touch.” In 2020, Actress Jill Gascoine, who passed away recently at the age of 83, was honored by EastEnders actor Jake Wood by sharing a photo from his very first television appearance. 

He captioned the image: “My very first TV job was aged 11 with Jill Gascoine in The Gentle Touch. I have never forgotten her generosity and kindness to me.” The actor also added: “Her welcoming me to the industry with such open arms and encouragement inspired me to want to become an actor. RIP x.”

Since then, he has made various television appearances, including the British sitcom “May to December,” “Only Fools and Horses,” the comedy-drama series “Minder,” and “Nightingales.” Other TV series he starred in is “Murder in Mind,” “Press Gang,” “Inspector Morse Driven to Distraction 1989,” “A Touch of Frost,” and “Red Dwarf.”

Jake Wood has made appearances in the movies “Dad Savage,” “Vera Drake,” “The Aryan Couple,” and “The Illusionist,” with Edward Norton. In 1989, Wood appeared in the Yellow Pages TV commercial “Party Party,” and from 2009 to 2015, he provided the voice for the GEICO gecko commercials that aired on American television.

For a lengthy time, the identity of the Geico Gecko’s voice actor was undisclosed in the US. Jake Wood was the original Geico Gecko, albeit the voice actor was replaced later. In addition to lending his voice to a scaly green lizard in commercials, British actor Wood is well-recognized for his other roles.

Many assumed that he earned a good living from each Geico commercial in which he was featured. On the other hand, it is still being determined how much income he makes from each Geico commercial. Jake eventually quit the job, though, because of pay issues. (5)

In the early 1990s, Jake presented Click, a computer games magazine, on television, along with Cobent CTO and former Metal Hammer journalist Tony Dillon. Jake had an appearance in 1989 “Only Fools and Horses” as Rodney Trotter’s helper, who was portrayed by Nicholas Lyndhurst, in the episode “The Jolly Boys’ Outing.” The outstanding artist played the prisoner Kill Crazy in the eighth season of “Red Dwarf.” In the sitcom “The Wilsons,” Jake also portrayed Dougie, the eldest son.

Jake Wood played Jackson in the BBC serial opera “EastEnders” in March 1990. Jackson was a minor character who encountered Diane Butcher, who was portrayed by Sophie Lawrence, while she was rough sleeping on the streets of London. Which really cemented him as a household name for that character portrayal of a married womanizer, Max Branning, in the popular BBC serial opera “EastEnders.” 

Jake joined the cast in July 2006, just as his character started having an affair with his son’s fiancée and started wreaking havoc in the Square. From June 2006 to February 2021, Wood was subsequently cast to portray Max Branning on a regular basis.

Jake Wood made the announcement that he would be leaving “EastEnders” for a year in May 2015. Having worked on “EastEnders” for nine years, Jake said, “I have been at EastEnders for nine years, and I feel the time is right to give Max a break.”

Then, the actor continued, “It won’t be for too long as I shall be back next year to see Max face another chapter of drama.”

As 2018 approached, along with Spencer Oliver, Jake started hosting the “Pound for Pound” boxing podcast. (6) After fifteen years in the role, JakeWood will retire from “EastEnders” as one its casts in September 2020. Max would be written out as part of an “explosive exit.” Jake then made one final appearance on February 19, 2021.