Actor

William Gao

Acting

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.3

Low visibility

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Movies: 7Series: 1Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 3350493

IMDb ID: nm12522256

Known for: Acting

Born: February 20, 2003

Age: 22

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2021 - 2025

Years active: 5

Average TMDB rating: 7.04

Wikidata: Q106629330

Also known as

高鑫 • Вільям Ґао

Other jobs

Music (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

William Gao Hardy 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.