Actor

William Gao

Born February 20, 2003 in London, England, UK7 films

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.

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First watchHeartstopper Forever20267.2as Tao XuIt's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach

5.5Sunrise2024

Filmography

7 films as actor

TBABecoming Capa
2026Heartstopper ForeverTao Xu
2025BreakwaterMatt
2024IsotopeIsotope
2024SunriseEdward
2023Dead Cat FilmAlex
2021CrescendoPianist