#TheMaskedSinger — Jo Louise (@HannahsmomUK) December 26, 2020 Early life. Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972)[2] is an English actor, known for his roles as Jackson and Max Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. 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Passionately. His final appearance aired on 19 February 2021. Wood was born in Westminster, London to an English father and a French mother. Wood also played the eldest son, Dougie, in sitcom family The Wilsons. [14], Inspector Morse Driven to Distraction 1989, "BBC One – Strictly Come Dancing, Series 12 – Jake Wood", "EastEnders star Jake Wood shares picture from first TV role in tribute to Jill Gascoine", "EastEnders' Jake Wood goes on Twitter rant after being AXED after ten years in role", "Remember when Max Branning star Jake Wood was in EastEnders in the '90s? When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. [8] He was partnered with Janette Manrara, reaching the semi-final. And then Barry from EastEnders sang 'Something Inside So Strong'. It was Shaun Williamson, the actor behind the much-loved character. [3] He has since appeared in several television series including May to December, Minder, Only Fools and Horses, Nightingales, Murder in Mind, Press Gang, London's Burning, Sean's Show, Inspector Morse Driven to Distraction 1989, One Foot in the Grave, Red Dwarf, A Touch of Frost, The Bill, Le Café des Rêves, Sea of Souls Doc Martin, The Thin Blue Line and has appeared in the films Vera Drake (2004), The Aryan Couple (2004), The Illusionist (2006) opposite Edward Norton, and Dad Savage (1998) with Patrick Stewart. 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The footage is nabbed from a video of Williamson belting out the power ballad beauty at the 2014 World Bowls Championship. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jake-wood-pranks-fans-video-9662781 The Musical comes to the New Theatre from Tuesday. In his rare free time, Winger can be found playing bass, keyboards (often simultaneously) and singing alongside drummer/keyboardist Jake Wood in the power duo Super Adventure Club. EastEnders star Jake Wood, who won a legion of fans with his performances on Strictly Come Dancing, tweeted a video of former co-star Shaun Williamson singing, claiming it … He is known for playing Max Branning in the long-running soap. [10] In September 2020, it was announced that Wood would be departing from the cast of EastEnders after fifteen years in the role, with Max being written out as part of an "explosive exit". Well, we know it wasn't really Barry. [2] He attended City of London Academy Highbury Grove and trained as an actor at the Anna Scher Drama School in Islington, North London. With fists clenched and eyes closed. Jo Brand also appeared as The Critic in Edinburgh and London. 15 quotes from Jake Wood: 'Failure is another emotion I cannot stand to feel, because in adult life I have conditioned myself not to fail at anything. Wood, who plays Max Branning in the BBC One soap, proved himself a wag in his stint on Strictly Come Dancing where he won an army of fans as much for his charm and sense of humour as his dancefloor moves. Jake Wood is an American military veteran and non-profit executive. "[9], In January 2018, Wood started hosting a boxing podcast, Pound for Pound, with Spencer Oliver. We know Max Branning is a schemer - even if he appears a changed man since returning to Albert Square on Christmas Day - but Wood is up to some lovely mischief here. Explore the latest videos from hashtags: #strictlycomedancing, #strictlycomedancingchallenge, … [4] Wood 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. [1], In 2019, he ran the London Marathon with some of his EastEnders co-stars for a Dementia campaign in honour of Barbara Windsor. In May 2015, Wood announced that he would be taking a year-long break from EastEnders. We know Donald Trump had significant problems attracting A-list stars to sing at his inauguration - but surely it wasn't this tough? He is the co-founder of Team Rubicon and was the 2018 Pat Tillman Award for Service ESPY. Today has been a difficult watch, thanks for the laugh Jake! In 2014, Wood competed on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing alongside professional dancer Janette Manrara. Something went wrong, please try again later. Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972) is an English actor, known for his roles as Jackson and 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 2018, he began co-hosting Pound for Pound, a boxing podcast with Spencer Oliver. Watch popular content from the following creators: Strictly fan (@strictlycomedancing101), ella (@videos_of_jade), CosmopolitanUK(@cosmopolitanuk), Michiel Wood(@michielwood), BBC Strictly (@bbcstrictly) . 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