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

• 2026Heartstopper Forever — Tao Xu
• 2025Breakwater — Matt
• 2024Isotope — Isotope, Writer
• 2024Sunrise — Edward
• 2023Dead Cat Film — Alex
• Heartstopper — Tao Xu
• 2021Crescendo — Pianist, Music
• Becoming Capa

Appearances as themselves (5)

• Heartstopper Forever: The Official Podcast — Self - Guest
• 2026Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi — Self
• Heartstopper: The Official Podcast — Self - Guest
• 2022Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party — Self
• Later... with Jools Holland — Self - Performer