<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1984--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Alison Wood (m . 2001) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972) is a British actor, best known in his native United Kingdom for playing Max Branning in long - running BBC soap opera EastEnders and in the United States as the voice of the GEICO gecko . </P>

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