William Gao

William Gao

Birthdate
February 20, 2003 (21 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
February 20, 2003 (21 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

William Gao Hardy (高鑫) is a British actor, singer, and model. He plays Tao Xu in the Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper.

He is from South Croydon. He is the son of an British father and a Chinese mother who moved to England in her 20s. He attended the Trinity School, where he completed A Levels in Chinese, music and drama in 2022. He took up classical piano at the age of 11 and was a member of Trinity Boys Choir. He joined the National Youth Theatre in May 2019.

William Gao's LGBTQ+ Titles

Heartstopper
Heartstopper
Tao Xu

Acting (6)

2024
Isotope as Isotope
2024
Sunrise as Edward
2023
Dead Cat Film as Alex
2022
Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party as Self
2022
Heartstopper as Tao Xu (24 episodes)
2021
Crescendo as Pianist

Writing (1)

2024
Isotope • Writer
• Writer

Sound (1)

2021
Crescendo • Music
• Music