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William Gao
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew 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: 7.12
Wikidata: Q106629330
Also known as
William Gao Hardy • Gāo Xīn
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Music (1)Writer (1)
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.
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as Self
Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi
2026 • Movie
as Tao Xu
Heartstopper Forever
2026 • Movie
as Matt
Breakwater
2025 • Movie
as Isotope
Isotope
2024 • Movie
as Edward
Sunrise
2024 • Movie
as Alex
Dead Cat Film
2023 • Movie
as Self
Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party
2022 • Movie
as Pianist
Crescendo
2021 • Movie
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