Acting
William Gao
EN cinema · 9 credits
Born
20 February 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as William Gao Hardy · Gāo Xīn
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
Filmography
Heartstopper Forever
EN · 20267.2
as Tao Xu
Breakwater
EN · 2025Not rated
as Matt
Sunrise
EN · 20245.5
as Edward
Isotope
EN · 2024Not rated
as Isotope, Writer
Crescendo
EN · 2021Not rated
as Pianist, Music