William Gao

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

2003-02-20 (22 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

William Gao

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.

Acting

2024

Sunrise

as Edward

2021

Crescendo

as Pianist

2024

Isotope

as Isotope

2023

2025

Breakwater

as Matt

Production

2021

Crescendo

as Music

2024

Isotope

as Writer

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