Dennis To Yu-Hang
Biography
Dennis To Yu-Hang is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor born on January 1, 1981, in Hong Kong, China. He began his career as a wushu practitioner and won several awards at competitions, including a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games and a gold medal at the 2005 East Asian Games. He transitioned to acting in 2007, initially playing minor roles in the films Ip Man in 2008, Bodyguards and Assassins in 2009, and Ip Man 2 in 2010. He is best known for portraying the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2010 film The Legend Is Born - Ip Man. His stage name is written in Chinese characters as 杜宇航, and he is also known by alternative names including Yuhang Du, Dennis To, 두우항, and Denni.
Career overview
Dennis To Yu-Hang is a martial artist and actor born in Hong Kong on January 1, 1981. He began his career as a wushu practitioner and achieved success in various competitions, earning a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games as well as a gold medal at the 2005 East Asian Games.
Transitioning into the film industry in 2007, he initially took on minor roles in features such as Ip Man in 2008, Bodyguards and Assassins in 2009, and Ip Man 2 in 2010. Following these early appearances, he became best known for portraying the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2010 film The Legend Is Born - Ip Man.
Throughout his career in the entertainment industry, Dennis To Yu-Hang has accumulated numerous known credits in acting. His background in martial arts established a strong foundation for his work in action-oriented cinema, particularly within biographical martial arts films.
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- Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend (2026)
- 奇迹之城 (2025)
- Iron Blood Thirteen Aunt (2024) as Huang Feihong
- Wumeng Strange Fate (2024)
- Broken Army X File Invisible Man (2023)
- The Devildom Elephant Man (2023)
- Folk Stories: The Tricksters (2023)
- 武神赵子龙 (2023)
- IP Man - Le origini (2020) as ip man
- I Come Empty-handed (2019) as Boxing Coach
- Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (2019) as Ip Man
- A Lifetime Treasure (2019) as Catchpole
- The Grandmaster of Kung Fu (2019) as Huo Yuan Jia
- Kung Fu League (2018) as Ip Man
- Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013) as Howard Luo
- The Harbor (2013)
- Zombie 108 (2012) as SWAT Cop
- Wu Dang (2012) as Bai Long
- 1911 (2011) as Xiong Bingkun
- Choy Lee Fut (2011) as Choy Lee Fut master
- Summer Love Love (2011)
- The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (2011) as Xu Xilin
- Ip Man 2 (2010) as Cheng Wai-Kei
- The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) as Ip Man
- Quattro Hong Kong (2010)
- Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) as Qing Assassin
- Ip Man (2008) as Hu Wei
- Ip Man (2008) Technical Advisor