---
name: "Gao Xian"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gao-xian"
fi1m_id: "gao-xian"
imdb_id: "nm0304723"
tmdb_id: 1626
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:41:26.062425+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gao Xian

## Identity

Gao Xian

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gao-xian
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gao-xian
- **IMDb ID:** nm0304723
- **TMDB ID:** 1626
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304723/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1626

Actor. Born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Also known as:** 高西安, Xi'an Gao, Gao Xi'an
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304723/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1626

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon*](https://film.one/film/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon.md) (90)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gao Xian, also credited as Xian Gao, Gao Xi'an or 高西安, is a Chinese actor and martial arts practitioner. He played Bo in Ang Lee's *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* (2000) and served as the film's martial arts trainer.

Earlier credits include a supporting role in *The Legend* (1993). He has also worked as a stunt performer and choreographer on other productions. Born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, he began training in martial arts as a child and has taught the discipline in China and the United States.

*Sources: imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* (2000), Fi1m 90, as Bo — [page](https://film.one/film/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fighter* (2007), as Sifu
- *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* (2000), as Bo — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon.md)
- *The Legend* (1993), as Rascal

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