He is best known for being a professional dancer on the British BBC One television series Strictly Come Dancing since 2022 and a small role in Waterloo Road.
[2] Along with his professional partner Susan Sun, he has competed in dance championships in China and around the world.
[7][8][9][10] In July 2022, it was announced that Gu would become a professional dancer on the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing, as part of four new professionals joining the show along with Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas.
"[13][2][14][15][16] He was paired with singer and actress Molly Rainford for his first series and they reached the final, before finishing as the runners-up.
[20] Gu returned for the twenty-first series and was paired with television presenter Angela Scanlon.