The 25-year-old celebrity, whose mother is Malaysian and father Shanghainese, grew up in Vancouver, Canada.
His family moved there when he was 9 years old.
Apart from his Canadian-accented English, his taste in music, food and even women all seem to shout 'white dude'.
Said Godfrey, with a smile: 'My ideal woman is (US actress) Jennifer Love Hewitt.
'I like Megan Fox and Jessica Alba too.'
The dashing Takeshi Kaneshiro lookalike said he has dated only non-Asian women.
Both his ex-girlfriends were Caucasian. The first was South African, and the second, Canadian.
He explained that it's because he grew up in a predominantly white neighbourhood, where the only Asian kids were 'geeky' exchange students.
But since he moved back to Taiwan four years ago to study and try his luck in showbiz, he has found that Asian women are 'really pretty'.
The business and economics student, who used to model, now acts and deejays as well.
Godfrey is best remembered for his role as a hunky basketballer in the 2007 Taiwanese drama series Bullfighting and can be seen in Momo Love, which is currently airing on Channel U.
As for his taste in music, Godfrey is into hip hop and R&B. His favourite artistes are Tupac, Dr Dre, Ne-Yo and John Mayer.
'I guess the main difference if I were to have grown up in Taiwan is that I would be much more into Asian culture, like Mandopop.
'I'll probably be listening to like... Lee Hom?' he said with a chuckle.
In Taiwan, he hangs out with other Western-born or raised actors like Eddie Peng, who also grew up in Canada.
His friends outside the entertainment circle are also mostly born or educated in Western countries, he said.
Godfrey was in town on Monday as a celebrity chef on the Channel 8 cooking show 3-Plus-1.
He had to impress the judges with his culinary skills but ended up with some bland dishes as he forgot to add salt and certain sauces.
Blushing with embarrassment, he admitted that he wasn't used to Asian cooking.
But he claimed he is quite good at whipping up Western dishes such as grilled cheese sandwiches, pizza, pasta, muffins and cookies.
His chocolate-chip banana muffins and chocolate-chip cookies are a must-try, he added.
The 1.95m-tall actor confessed that he feels 'normal' when among Westerners, but among Asians, he tends to stick out in a crowd.
His height has been quite an inconvenience, he said.
When filming his first Taiwanese TV series, The Kid From Heaven, the cameraman had trouble fitting him and his 1.6m-tall female co-star into the same screen.
Wooden blocks had to be lined on the streets for the actress to walk on to bridge the height difference.
Modelling in Taiwan also hasn't been a walk in the park as he doesn't fit into the sample clothes that typically fit a 1.9m-tall male model.
'But I do enjoy being tall. I inherited it from my parents. My dad is 1.8m tall while my mum is 1.68m tall.
'The directors like to make fun of me, though. They always ask, 'Must you be so tall?' he said.
And Godfrey's ultimate aim is to film action movies in Hollywood.
'Either that or I could play pro (professional) basketball,' he said with a laugh.
The New Paper
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