Xing Yu, also known as Shi Xingyu ( zh, 释行宇) or Shi Yanneng ( zh, 释延能/释彦能) is a Chinese martial artist and actor, who was one of the 32nd generation Shaolin monks.

Biography

Xing Yu was born on December 27, 1978 as Zhang Shuwu ( zh, 张淑武) in Zhangqiu, Shandong. His father and brother are

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and his mother is a

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. At the age of 12, he went to the

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, where he stayed for 10 years. He began to act in movies in 1997, and was cast in 2004 in the movie ''

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'', directed by

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. He always plays secondary roles or little roles and he's very appreciated and solicited for his authentic kung-fu. He got his first leading role in the film

The Wrath Of Vajra ''The Wrath of Vajra'' () is a 2013 Chinese action film directed by Law Wing-cheung and starring Xing Yu and Yoo Sung-jun. It was produced by Media Asia Film, China Film Group, Kylin Film and Ningxia China Production. Plot Long ago a death cult ...

. His character dies in most of the major movies he is in. He lives in

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(near Hong Kong), but he is still attached to

. He ran a Shaolin school in Shenzhen from 2000 to 2007.

Filmography

References

*http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=959

External links

* * Male actors from Jinan 1978 births Living people People's Republic of China Buddhists Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Disciples of Shaolin Temple Shaolin Temple {{China-actor-stub