Gao Weiguang was born on January 16, 1983, in Mishan, Jixi city of Heilongjiang province, China.

[6] Gao joined Jay Walk Studio and made his acting debut as the male lead in 2014 web series, V Love.

In 2017, Gao starred in fantasy romance drama Eternal Love, gaining popularity for his role as "Dong Hua".

In 2019, Gao starred in the third installment of Candle in the Tomb series, The Wrath of Time as one of the three main leads.

[17] He also starred in the fourth installment of Candle in the Tomb series, The Lost Caverns, reprising his popular role as "Partridge Whistle" or "Zhe Gu Shao".

[18] In 2022 Gao portrayed the role of Captain Qin Guan, the male lead in military-action drama "Operation Special Warfare".

[21] He also starred in "The Legend of Heroes" and portrayed the role of Ouyang Feng, one of the five great masters of martial art.

[22] In the same year, he played the main lead, Shen Zhi Heng,[23] the famous vampire and owner of a newspaper company in popular drama "Snowfall".