---
name: "Godfrey Gao"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/godfrey-gao"
fi1m_id: "godfrey-gao"
imdb_id: "nm3295837"
tmdb_id: 1192915
wikidata_id: "Q5576440"
roles: []
born: "22 September 1984"
died: "27 November 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T13:11:49.546719+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."
---

# Godfrey Gao

## Identity

Godfrey Gao

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/godfrey-gao
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** godfrey-gao
- **IMDb ID:** nm3295837
- **TMDB ID:** 1192915
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5576440
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Gao, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5576440, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3295837/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1192915

Actor. Born 22 September 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan. Died 27 November 2019.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 September 1984, Taipei, Taiwan
- **Died:** 27 November 2019
- **Also known as:** Godfrey Kao Yi-Xiang, Gao Yixiang, 曹志翔, Yi-Hsiang Kao, Godfrey Kao, Yixiang Gao, Гао И Сян, Gao Yi Xiang,  Gāo Yǐxiáng
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Gao, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5576440, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3295837/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1192915

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones*](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-instruments-city-of-bones.md) (38)

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## Biography

Godfrey Gao was a Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor. Born Tsao Chih-hsiang in Taipei on 22 September 1984, he moved with his family to North Vancouver, British Columbia, as a child and later studied at Capilano University.

He began his career in Taiwan as a model and actor, appearing in television series. In 2011 he became the first Asian male model signed for a Louis Vuitton campaign. His international film role was as Magnus Bane in *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones* (2013). He also appeared in *Shanghai Fortress* (2019) and other Chinese productions.

Gao died on 27 November 2019 in Ningbo, China, aged 35, while filming a television series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones* (2013), Fi1m 38, as Magnus Bane — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-instruments-city-of-bones.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *We Are All Alone* (2020), series, as Mo Bei
- *Lost in Russia* (2020), as Michael
- *The Gravity of a Rainbow* (2019), series, as Ji Mo
- *Shanghai Fortress* (2019), as Lin Jiannan
- *Legend of the Ancient Sword* (2018), as Xia Yize
- *The Jade Pendant* (2017), as Tom
- *Love Is a Broadway Hit* (2017), as Song Wei Dong
- *Min & Max* (2016), as Zhang Xiao
- *Remembering Lichuan* (2016), series, as Wang Li Chuan / "Alex"
- *God of War Zhao Yun* (2016), series, as Lv Bu
- *Only If I Love You* (2014), series, as Yan Jun
- *Never Give Up, Dodo* (2013), series, as Xu Fei
- *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones* (2013), as Magnus Bane — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-instruments-city-of-bones.md)
- *Hello Gorgeous* (2013), series, as Li Zhen
- *Say Yes* (2013), as Xu Zhuo
- *The Queen of SOP* (2012), series, as Gao Zi Qi
- *Odd Perfect Match* (2011), series, as Ying Kai Tai
- *Volleyball Lover* (2010), series, as 白谦睿
- *MoMo Love* (2009), series, as Chen He
- *All About Women* (2008), as X
- *Hooping Dulcinea* (2007), series, as 坦克
- *I Want to Become a Hard Persimmon* (2007), series, as Tiger 罗信虎
- *The Kid from Heaven* (2006), series, as 罗以翔
- *Love Queen* (2006), series, as Wang Zhengxun

## Gallery

- ![Godfrey Gao](https://film.one/media/person/5707641/gallery-93131330b2fa.jpg) Godfrey Gao — 吕海强, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%BA%C2%B7%E4%B8%80%E5%BC%A0_NO.146_%E9%AB%98%E4%BB%A5%E7%BF%94.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Godfrey Gao speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego](https://film.one/media/person/5707641/gallery-cf2b573e0287.jpg) Godfrey Gao speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Godfrey_Gao_%289352300977%29.jpg/1280px-Godfrey_Gao_%289352300977%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Godfrey Gao speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego](https://film.one/media/person/5707641/gallery-e1fd8951afcb.jpg) Godfrey Gao speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Godfrey_Gao_%289352300977%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Godfrey_Gao_%289352300977%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Godfrey Gao speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego](https://film.one/media/person/5707641/gallery-b5991f38c941.jpg) Godfrey Gao speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Godfrey_Gao_%289352461079%29.jpg/1280px-Godfrey_Gao_%289352461079%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Godfrey Gao speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego](https://film.one/media/person/5707641/gallery-62b70d45f612.jpg) Godfrey Gao speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Godfrey_Gao_%289352462809%29.jpg/1280px-Godfrey_Gao_%289352462809%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Godfrey Gao at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/5707641/gallery-7083e48c73b6.jpg) Godfrey Gao at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Godfrey_Gao_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Godfrey_Gao_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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