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Dennis To

Dennis To
To in 2018
Born	(1981-01-01) 1 January 1981 (age 43) Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Actor, martial artist
Years active	2007–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	杜宇航
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dù Yǔháng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Dou6 Jyu5-hong4
Musical career
Also known as	To Yu-hang, To Yu Hang
Musical artist

Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Hong Kong
World Wushu Championships
	1999 Hong Kong	Changquan
	2001 Yerevan	Changquan (new)
	2001 Yerevan	Daoshu (new)
	2003 Macau	Daoshu
	2003 Macau	Duilian
	2001 Yerevan	Gunshu (new)
	2003 Macau	Changquan
Asian Games
	2002 Busan	Changquan
East Asian Games
	2005 Macau	Changquan

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.

To started practising wushu at the age of six in the Hong Kong Wushu Union's classes.^[5] He attended Helen Liang Memorial Secondary SchoolinSha 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.

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• Dennis ToatIMDb
• Dennis To at the Hong Kong Movie Database