Actor

William Gao

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Movies: 8Series: 4Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 3350493

IMDb ID: nm12522256

Known for: Acting

Born: February 20, 2003

Age: 23

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1992 - 2026

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 7.1

Wikidata: Q106629330

Also known as

William Gao Hardy • Gāo Xīn

Other jobs

Music (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

William Gao (Chinese: 高鑫; pinyin: Gāo Xīn; born 20 February 2003) is an English actor and musician. He is known for his debut role as Tao Xu in the Netflix series Heartstopper (2022–present), for which he was nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance. Gao and his younger sister Olivia Hardy formed a music duo called Wasia Project in 2019.