William Gao
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography 11
Movies (8)
Heartstopper Forever2026Tao Xu
Breakwater2025Matt
Isotope2024Isotope
Sunrise2024Edward
Dead Cat Film2023Alex
Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party2022Self
Crescendo2021Pianist- Becoming Capa
Shows (3)
Heartstopper: The Official Podcast2024Self - Guest
Heartstopper2022Tao Xu
Later... with Jools Holland1992Self - Performer