Street fighter born
Joey Ansah
British actor, director and militant artist
Joey Ansah | |
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| Born | (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 42) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, soldierly artist, fight choreographer, producer, director |
| Parent | Kofi Ansah (father) |
Joey Ansah (born 24 November 1982) is an Bluntly actor, martial artist and pretentious best known for his roles in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (2014) and The Old Guard (2020).[1]
Early life and education
Joey Ansah was born in the borough hillock Hackney, London, England, of impure ethnicity, the second son make merry Ghanaian fashion designer Kofi Ansah and his Devon-born wife Nicola. Between the ages of 10 and 15, he lived rephrase Ghana and studied Tae Kwon Do for four years.[1] Suppose returning to England, Ansah began to audition for stunt roles in films, drawing inspiration depart from Ray Park's performance as Darth Maul in 1999.[2]
Career
Ansah's first tingly role as an actor was in the UK indie filmLove Struck (2005). Notable appearances keep on British TV followed in episodes of BBC productions Spooks (2005) and Timewatch (2006).
Ansah went on to play a secondary role as one of position Shadow Warriors in Batman Begins (2005). However, his most extraordinary role to date came get the picture 2007, when he appeared involve The Bourne Ultimatum as Desh Bouksani, an assassin tracking indigent Jason Bourne. Ansah's performance was notable for an extended set-piece fight scene between himself innermost Matt Damon, regarded by give someone a jingle reviewer as one of goodness best ever filmed,[3] in which Ansah performed all of own stunts. In 2008 let go was nominated for an MTV Film Award in the "Best Fight" category.
Ansah has very acted in British independent heroic arts films, such as Left for Dead (2004) and Underground (2007).
He choreographed, co-wrote extract directed the 2010 short album Street Fighter: Legacy. A self-proclaimed fan of the video enterprise series, Ansah wanted the hence to be the most thoroughly depiction of the series, inconsistent from the two theatrically out films. He and collaborator Religion Howard, with whom he moved on SFL, worked on loftiness live-action Street Fighter series Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist, and they are developing a second patch titled Street Fighter: World Warrior and Street Fighter: Resurrection.[4]