I AM... Jake Wood

10/24/23 • 40 min

Jake Wood is an actor who has appeared in many well known shows such as Only Fools and Horses, One Foot in the Grave, Red Dwarf, A Touch of Frost and of course appeared in the BBC’s Eastenders as Max Branning for 15 years!
In this interview Jake takes us trough his methods for character building, using emotional recall and acting on instinct, using the Meisner technique. He also shares how he started his acting career and what it's like to shift between Hollywood films and small screen television work.
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