About

Known credits:
8
Birthday:
2003-02-20
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
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William Gao

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
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2024 Sunrise Actor Edward 59
Average
2023 Dead Cat Film Actor Alex N/A
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2022 Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party Actor Self N/A
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2022 Heartstopper Actor Tao Xu 85
Very good
2021 Crescendo Actor Pianist N/A
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Writing
2024 Isotope Writing Writer N/A
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Sound
2021 Crescendo Sound Music N/A
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