Dennis To Yu Hang

Biography

Dennis To Yu Hang is a Hong Kong Chinese actor born on 1 January 1981. He began practicing wushu at the age of six and studied at Leung Man Yin Memorial School in Hong Kong. He won his first championship at age eighteen and became the youngest wushu champion in Hong Kong. He won the gold medal in changquan at the 1999 World Wushu Championships and a silver medal in wushu at the 2002 Asian Games. He turned to acting in 2007 and joined New Vision. He became known for his roles in the Ip Man film series, portraying the young Ip Man in "The Legend Is Born: Ip Man" and appearing in "Ip Man 2". He was nominated for Best New Performer at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2011 and won the Best New Performer award from the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild that same year. He is considered one of the most successful wushu practitioners to transition into film acting.