Godfrey Gao
Godfrey Gao ( Chinese 高 以 翔 , Pinyin Gāo Yǐxiáng ; born September 22, 1984 in Taipei ; died November 27, 2019 in Ningbo ) was a Taiwanese - Canadian actor and model . He became known to a wide audience in 2013 through the role of Magnus Bane in the film Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones . He was also the first Asian male model for Louis Vuitton .
Life
Gao was born Tsao Chih-Hsiang in 1984, the youngest of three children in Taipei. His father was from Shanghai , but grew up in Taiwan, where he worked for Michelin . His mother was a Peranakan from Malaysia . The family moved to Vancouver during Gao's childhood . He studied at Capilano University , where he was active on the basketball team.
Gao returned to Taiwan in 2004 and started working as a model there. Together with models Sphinx Ting, Victor Chen and Lan Chun-tien, he was known as Fashion 4 (F4) and published a book in 2009. Since 2006 he was seen in smaller roles in Chinese television series and in 2010 for the first time in a feature film ( Volleyball Lover ; 我 的 排隊 情人 ). In 2013 he starred in a Hollywood movie for the first time when he played the character Magnus Bane in the film Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones . In 2016 he starred in the Chinese drama Remembering Lichuan , which was hugely successful and earned him the nickname Husband of the Nation . This was followed by the film Love is a Broadway Hit (2017). In 2011 he became the first male Louis Vuitton model of Asian origin.
On November 27, 2019, Gao collapsed while filming the game show Chase Me , which airs on Zhejiang Television . Similar to Ninja Warrior , for example, the show is about performing various physically and athletically demanding performances as a candidate. After the incident, he was taken to the hospital, where he died after about three hours. His body was transferred to Taipei.
Filmography (selection)
- 2008: All About Women ( 女人 不 坏 )
- 2013: Chronicles of the Underworld - City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones)
- 2016: God of War, Zhao Yun (武神 赵子龙)
- 2017: Love Is a Broadway Hit ( 情 遇 曼哈顿 )
- 2018: Legend of the Ancient Sword ( 古剑 奇 谭 之流 月 昭明 )
- 2019: Shanghai Fortress ( 上海 堡垒 )
Web links
- Godfrey Gao in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Taiwan-born model-actor Godfrey Gao dies after collapsing while filming variety show The Straits Times on November 27, 2019, accessed on November 28, 2019
- ↑ a b c Canadian model the new face of Louis Vuitton. thestar.com , January 21, 2011, accessed November 27, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Model-Actor Godfrey Gao Dies on Game Show Set. WWD, November 27, 2019, accessed on November 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Godfrey Gao dies while filming: A look back on his rise to fame from Fashion F4 to 'nation's husband'. The Straits Times , November 27, 2019, accessed November 27, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Gao, Godfrey |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 高 以 翔 (Chinese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Taipei |
DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 2019 |
Place of death | Ningbo |