William Gao
February 20, 2003 (23 years old) in London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Heartstopper Forever as Tao Xu
- 2025 · Breakwater as Matt
- 2024 · Heartstopper: The Official Podcast as Self - Guest
- 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
- Future · Becoming Capa as
- 2021 · Crescendo as Pianist