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08/12/2013 – Gao – “The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos
Birth Name: Tsao Chih-hsiang (曹志翔)
Date of Birth: 22 September, 1984
Place of Birth: Taipei, Taiwan
Date of Death: 27 November, 2019
Place of Death: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Ethnicity: Taiwanese-Malaysian [ethnically Chinese]
Godfrey Gao was a Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor. In 2011, he was the first Asian model for the fashion brand Louis Vuitton. His roles included the films All About Women , The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones , Min & Max , My Other Home , Love is a Broadway Hit , The Jade Pendant , Legend of the Ancient Sword , Shanghai Fortress , and Lost in Russia ; and the series Bull Fighting , Momo Love , Volleyball Lover , The Queen of SOP , Hello Gorgeous , Never Give Up Dodo , God of War, Zhao Yun ; and We Are All Alone . He was also credited as Godfrey Tsao, Gao Yixiang, and Kao Yi-hsiang. He was 6′4″.
Godfrey was born in Taipei, Taiwan. His father was Taiwanese, of Shanghainese Chinese descent. His mother was Malaysian, of Peranakan Chinese descent, from George Town. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, during his early years. He returned to Taiwan to model in 2004, and began acting in 2008.
Source: Interview with Godfrey Gao – https://nextshark.com