Clifford Gaw

Clifford Gaw was born on July 7, 2006, in Cebu City, Philippines, the fourth of five siblings and the only boy.^[2] His parents are Rufino and Sofia Gawchua.^[3]

At 6 years old, Clifford started as a commercial and print ad model.^[4] Clifford almost joined showbiz as a child actor under Star Magic, after being offered a contract by Johnny Manahan following his participation in the Promil I-Shine Talent Camp. But traveling back and forth from Cebu to Manila for projects wasn’t feasible at the time.^[5]

Aside from acting, Clifford can also sing, dance, play guitar, and love performing on stage. He also has an athletic side; he loves playing basketball and knows how to play football. During the pandemic, he got into biking, through which he lost 15 kilos. He also enjoys playing online video games.^[6]

In 2025, Clifford graduated from senior high school at Maria Montessori International School in Cebu, where he took the Humanities and Social Sciences strand.^[7]

Clifford auditioned for GMA Sparkle in 2021,^[8] and in 2023 Clifford was officially introduced as part of GMA Network's Sparkle Teens.^[9] He made his acting debut in Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy ang Kuwento as Jacob; for his performance he was awarded the PMPC Star Award for Best New Male TV Personality at the 37th PMPC Star Awards for Television.^[10]

In 2025, Clifford was one of the 20 official housemates of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0 and dubbed as the "Dutiful Langga ng Cebu"^[11] and was later evicted together with Fred Moser on the 5th eviction night; Clifford got only 24.17% of the total public votes.^[12]

In 2026, Clifford rebrands himself from John Clifford to Clifford Gaw as his new screen name.^[13]

• Clifford Gaw at IMDb