Ashton Chen Xiaolong (born 6 January 1988 in

Dengfeng Dengfeng (; postal: Tengfeng) is a county-level city of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. Dengfeng has an area of and a population of 630,000. It occupies the so ...

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), also known by his stage name Shi Xiaolong ("Sik Siu-Lung" in Cantonese), is a

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and martial artist. He is also credited as Xiaolung, Tommy Sik, Shi Xiao-Lung, Shi Xiao-Long, Shi Shao-Long, Shieh Shiao-Long, Xi Xiao-Long, Sik Siu-Loong, and S. L. Sik on some of his films. He has been a disciple of

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, the current abbot of

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, since he was two years old. Originally named "Chen Xiaolong", Chen was given a

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—Shi Xiaolong—by the abbot. He was taught martial arts by his father and Shi Yongxin at a young age. He gained attention in the entertainment industry after his performance at the International

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Festival in

at the age of four. He became a

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in China and achieved great success in films such as the 1994 martial arts comedy '' Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple'' (). In 2003, he stopped acting and went to study in the United States. In 2005, he returned to China and starred as

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in the television series '' Young Justice Bao III''. In 2007, he continued his studies in the United States and graduated from high school in 2008 from the prestigious Performing Children's School (PCS) in New York City. He has continued his acting career in China since then. In 2010, Chen played one of

Ip Man Ip Man, also known as Yip Man, ( / 叶问; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972) was a Hong Kong-based Cantonese people, Cantonese martial artist and a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later ...

's students in the martial arts film ''

Ip Man 2 ''Ip Man 2'' (Chinese: 葉問2:宗師傳奇, also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'') is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. A sequel to ...

''.

Filmography

* '' Shaolin Popey'' (1994) * Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple (1994) * Ten Brothers (1995) * Super Mischieves (1995) * The Saint of Gamblers (1995) * China Dragon (1995) * Dragon in Shaolin (1996) * Adventurous Treasure Island (1996) * Chivalrous Legend (1997) * Heavenly Legend (1999) * The Marvellous Cook (2000) * ''Young Justice Bao'' (2000) * Chinese Heroes (2001) * Teenage Gambler (2002) * Undiscovered Tomb (2002) * Black Mask Vs. Gambling Mastermind (2002) * Kung Fu in Japan (2002) * Nothing! Nothing! Nothing! (2002) * Kung Fu Cooker (2002) * Fatal Comic (2002) * The Recreant Teenager * Iron Lion (2003) * Shaolin Gang (2004) * Ocean Paradise (2010) * Legend of the Swordsman (2010) * ''

'' (2010) * ''Rhythm of the Rain'' (2013) * '' Urban Games'' (2014) * ''Gutian Conference'' (2016) * ''The Founding of an Army'' (2017) * ''

Martial Universe ''Martial Universe'' ( Chinese: 武动乾坤) is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the novel ''Wu Dong Qian Kun'' by Tiancai Dudou. It stars Yang Yang, Zhang Tianai, Wang Likun and Wu Chun. The series is divided into two seasons. The ...

'' (2018) Ashton Chen at chinesemov.com
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