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William Gao
London, England, UK
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 (20…
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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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2026
Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi
Movie Self
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2026
Heartstopper Forever: The Official Podcast
TV show Self - Guest
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2026
Heartstopper Forever
Movie Tao Xu
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2025
Breakwater
Movie Matt
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2024
Heartstopper: The Official Podcast
TV show Self - Guest
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2024
Isotope
Movie Isotope
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2024
Sunrise
Movie Edward
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2023
Dead Cat Film
Movie Alex
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2022
Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party
Movie Self
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2022
Heartstopper
TV show Tao Xu
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2021
Crescendo
Movie Pianist
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1992
Later... with Jools Holland
TV show Self - Performer
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