Dennis To Yu-hang (born 1 January 1981) is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. He started his career as a wushu practitioner and won several awards at various competitions, including a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games[1][2] and a gold medal at the 2005 East Asian Games.[3][4] He became an actor in 2007 and started by playing minor roles in Ip Man (2008), Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) and Ip Man 2 (2010). He is best known for his role as the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2010 film The Legend Is Born – Ip Man.
Dennis To | |||||||||||
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.jpg) To in 2018 | |||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1981 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, martial artist | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2007–present | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 杜宇航 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | To Yu-hang, To Yu Hang | ||||||||||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Wushu Taolu | ||
Representing  Hong Kong
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| World Championships | ||
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1999 Hong Kong | Changquan |
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2001 Yerevan | Changquan (new) |
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2001 Yerevan | Daoshu (new) |
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2003 Macau | Daoshu |
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2003 Macau | Duilian |
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2001 Yerevan | Gunshu (new) |
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2003 Macau | Changquan |
| Asian Games | ||
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2002 Busan | CQ All-Around |
| East Asian Games | ||
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2005 Macau | Changquan |
Career
editTo started practising wushu at the age of six in the Hong Kong Wushu Union's classes.[5] He attended Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.[citation needed] After graduating from school, To joined the Hong Kong Wushu Team[5] and started participating in wushu competitions. In 1999, at the age of 18, To won a gold medal in Changquan at the 1999 World Wushu Championships, becoming the youngest wushu champion in Hong Kong. He also won various medals at the 2001 and 2003 World Wushu Championships. In 2002, he won a silver medal in Changquan at the 2002 Asian Games.[1][2] In 2005, To, together with Chan Siu-kit and Chow Ting-yu, won a gold medal in duilian at the East Asian Games.[3][4]
To took part in the Hong Kong leg of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay as one of the 120 torchbearers in Hong Kong.[5]
To joined the entertainment industry in 2007. He is an artiste under National Arts Holdings Limited.[6] To made his debut in a minor role in the 2008 film Ip Man, directed by Wilson Yip and starring Donnie Yen, and he also appeared in the sequel Ip Man 2 (2010). Later, in 2010, he was cast as the lead character, Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man, in the 2010 film The Legend Is Born – Ip Man.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Ip Man 葉問 |
Hu Wei | |
| 2009 | Bodyguards and Assassins 十月圍城 |
Nie Zhongqing | |
| 2010 | Ip Man 2 葉問2 |
Cheng Wai-kei | |
| 2010 | The Legend Is Born – Ip Man 葉問前傳 |
Ip Man | |
| 2011 | Choy Lee Fut 蔡李佛 |
guest star | |
| 2011 | The Harbor, 2012 港都2012 |
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| 2011 | The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake 競雄女俠·秋瑾 |
Xu Xilin | |
| 2011 | 1911 辛亥革命 |
Xiong Bingkun | |
| 2011 | Summer Love 戀夏戀夏戀戀下 |
Ryan's brother | |
| 2012 | Wu Dang 大武當之天地密碼 |
Taoist Bailong | |
| 2012 | Zombie 108 棄城Z-108 |
SWAT cop | guest star |
| 2019 | Ip Man: Kung Fu Master叶问宗师 | Ip Man | |
| 2019 | The Grandmaster of Kung Fu | ||
| 2019 | A Lifetime Treasure |
Awards and nominations
editWushu
edit| Year | Award | Competition | Notes |
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| 1999 | Gold medal | Men's Changquan, 1999 World Wushu Championships | |
| 2001 | Silver medal | Changquan, 2001 World Wushu Championships | |
| 2001 | Silver medal | Daoshu, 2001 World Wushu Championships | |
| 2001 | Bronze medal | Gunshu, 2001 World Wushu Championships | |
| 2002 | Silver medal | Changquan, 2002 Asian Games | [1][2] |
| 2003 | Bronze medal | Changquan, 2003 World Wushu Championships | |
| 2003 | Silver medal | Daoshu, World Wushu Championships | |
| 2003 | Silver medal | Duilian, World Wushu Championships | |
| 2004 | Silver medal | Gunshu, Asian Wushu Championships | |
| 2004 | Silver medal | Duilian, Asian Wushu Championships | |
| 2005 | Gold medal | Duilian, 2005 East Asian Games | Won together with Chan Siu-kit and Chow Ting-yu[3][4] |
Film
edit| Year | Award / nomination | Film | Event | Notes |
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| 2011 | Best New Performer nomination | Ip Man 2 | 30th Hong Kong Film Awards | |
| 2011 | Best New Performer nomination | The Legend Is Born – Ip Man | 30th Hong Kong Film Awards | |
| 2011 | Gold Award for New Performer of the Year | Awarded by the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wushu team to promote HK in Canada". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Wushu Performance 2006". Hong Kong School Sports Programme Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "List of medalists at the Olympic Main Site". Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Wan, Freda; Kin-wa, Chan. "Wushu wonders strike gold for HK". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Scoops Guild. "To Yu Hang on Joining Grandmaster Yip Man". wu-jing.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "NATIONAL ARTS (08228.HK) Company Profile".
- ^ Dennis To at douban.com
- ^ Dennis To at chinesemov.com
External links
edit- Dennis To at IMDb
- Dennis To at the Hong Kong Movie Database