William Gao
February 20, 2003 (21 years old) in London, England, UK
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.
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- 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
- 2021 · Crescendo as Pianist