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Jake Wood
Jake Wood is an actor best known for playing Max Branning in EastEnders on BBC. Recently, he played Gaffer Hexam in London Tide at The National Theatre. In 2022, he won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Play for his role as Ben in 2:22: A Ghost Story at the Noël Coward Theatre.
His film credits include The Illusionist with Edward Norton and Jessica Biel, The Aryan Couple, Vera Drake, Watchmen, Dad Savage, Crime Time, Skulduggery, Never Come Morning, Revolution, and Flesh And Blood. On TV, Jake has appeared in Silent Witness, Golden Hour, Uncle Adolf, Grease Monkeys, Lenny Blue, Doc Martin, Red Dwarf, A Touch of Frost, and Casualty.
Jake Wood is an actor best known for playing Max Branning in EastEnders on BBC. Recently, he played Gaffer Hexam in London Tide at The National Theatre. In 2022, he won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Play for his role as Ben in 2:22: A Ghost Story at the Noël Coward Theatre.
His film credits include The Illusionist with Edward Norton and Jessica Biel, The Aryan Couple, Vera Drake, Watchmen, Dad Savage, Crime Time, Skulduggery, Never Come Morning, Revolution, and Flesh And Blood. On TV, Jake has appeared in Silent Witness, Golden Hour, Uncle Adolf, Grease Monkeys, Lenny Blue, Doc Martin, Red Dwarf, A Touch of Frost, and Casualty.
His stage credits include Abigail’s Party (West End), Real Classy Affair (Royal Court), The Day I Stood Still, Chips With Everything (National Theatre), Serving It Up (Bush Theatre), and Our Boys (Donmar Theatre).
Jake was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, reaching the semi-finals.
He also co-hosts the popular boxing podcast Pound For Pound with Sky Sports’ Spencer Oliver, with guests like Anthony Joshua, Gary Lineker, Tyson Fury, and Ray Winstone.