Godfrey Gao

Godfrey Gao (Chinese: 高以翔; pinyin: Gāo Yǐxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko Í-siông; 22 September 1984 – 27 November 2019) was a Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor. Described as Asia's first male supermodel, Gao was the first male Asian model to appear in a campaign for Louis Vuitton. As an actor, he was known for his roles as Magnus Bane in the 2013 film adaptation of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, and for his leading role in the Chinese television series Remembering Lichuan (遇見王瀝川).

Godfrey Gao
高以翔
Gao in 2017
Born
Tsao Chih-hsiang (曹志翔)

(1984-09-22)22 September 1984
Taipei, Taiwan
Died27 November 2019(2019-11-27) (aged 35)
Ningbo, China
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
Resting placeChin Pao San, Jinshan District, New Taipei City
Nationality
  • Taiwanese
  • Canadian
Other namesGodfrey Tsao
Gao Yixiang
Kao Yi-hsiang
Alma materCapilano University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2004–2019
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Chinese name
Chinese
Birth name
Chinese
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