William Gao Hardy (高鑫; Gāo Xīn) is a British actor and musician. He portrays Tao Xu in the Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper.
Biography[]
He is from South Croydon.[1][2]He is the son of an British father and a Chinese mother who moved to England in her 20s.[3] He attended the Trinity School,[4] where he completed A Levels in Chinese, music and drama in 2022. He took up classical piano at the age of 11 [5] and was a member of Trinity Boys Choir[6][7]. He joined the National Youth Theatre in May 2019.[8]
References[]
- ↑ "Rising Stars: William Gao". The Media Eye (May 10, 2022).
- ↑ O'Connor, Tara (June 22, 2021). "Netflix drama Heartstopper to feature Croydon teenager". My London.
- ↑ "William Gao on Heartstopper, Fusion Music, and Newfound Fame". Mixed Asian Media (May 7, 2022).
- ↑ "Trinity sixth-former lands role in Netflix's latest teen series". Inside Croydon (June 16, 2021).
- ↑ Carpio, Aurora Rose Dawn (June 11, 2022). "Artist Spotlight: Netflix Heartstopper actor Will Gao and sister Olivia Hardy on their band Wasia Project". EnVi.
- ↑ "Trinity Boys Choir enjoy busy festive season". Trinity (January 10, 2020).
- ↑ "Trinity Steinway Scholar Announced". Trinity (October 5, 2018).
- ↑ "Sixth Form student performs on live session with National Youth Theatre members". Trinity (June 23, 2020).