---
name: "Joey Ansah"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joey-ansah"
roles: []
born: "24 November 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-19T10:11:24.159060+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joey Ansah

Actor. Born 24 November 1982 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 24 November 1982, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 85 (1), 2010s 86 (2), 2020s 71 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 77 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Drama 2, Mystery 2, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,342m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Ansah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613029, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1438275/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29406

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Bourne Ultimatum*](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-ultimatum.md) (85)

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## Biography

Joey Ansah is a British actor, martial artist, stuntman and director. Born on 24 November 1982 in London, he is the son of Ghanaian fashion designer Kofi Ansah.

Ansah is known for his role as the assassin Desh Bouksani in *The Bourne Ultimatum* (2007), for which he performed his own stunts in an extended fight sequence with Matt Damon. He received a nomination for an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. His other film credits include uncredited or minor roles in *Batman Begins* (2005), *Snow White and the Huntsman* (2012), *Mission: Impossible – Fallout* (2018) and *The Old Guard* (2020).

He has also worked behind the camera on Street Fighter projects, co-writing, directing and choreographing the short film *Street Fighter: Legacy* (2010) and the series *Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist* (2014), in which he played Akuma.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Running Man* (2025), Fi1m 60, as 'Captain Holloway' — [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md)
- *Slow Horses* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Agent Pierce — [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Fi1m 87, as Henchman — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Attack the Block* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Policeman 1 — [page](https://film.one/film/attack-the-block.md)
- *The Bourne Ultimatum* (2007), Fi1m 85, as Desh Bouksani — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-ultimatum.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead* (2026), as Milius
- *The Running Man* (2025), as 'Captain Holloway' — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md)
- *Hounds of War* (2024), as Milktooth
- *Who Is Erin Carter?* (2023), series, Actor
- *Slow Horses* (2022), series, as Agent Pierce — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *The Old Guard* (2020), as Keane
- *The Stranger* (2020), series, as Stuart Hope
- *Aladdin* (2019), as Jafar's Guard (uncredited)
- *The Kid Who Would Be King* (2019), as Policeman
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), as Henchman — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre* (2018), as Gunnar
- *How to Talk to Girls at Parties* (2017), as PT Bob
- *Street Fighter: Resurrection* (2016), series, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands* (2016), series, as Argat
- *Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie* (2014), as Akuma · Director
- *Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist* (2014), series, as Akuma · Director, Writer, Creator
- *Born of War* (2013), as Atal
- *Green Street 3: Never Back Down* (2013), as Victor
- *The Numbers Station* (2013), as Derne
- *U.F.O.* (2012), as Police Officer / Black Ops Soldier
- *Snow White and the Huntsman* (2012), as Aldan
- *I, Anna* (2012), as Bull
- *Attack the Block* (2011), as Policeman 1 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/attack-the-block.md)
- *Knock Out* (2010), as Fighter in Sniper's Den
- *Ghost Town* (2009), as Bonesera
- *The Bourne Ultimatum* (2007), as Desh Bouksani — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-ultimatum.md)
- *Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen* (2007), as Joey
- *Underground* (2007), as Joey, The Model
- *Left for Dead* (2005), as Kickboxer 1
- *Batman Begins* (2005), as League of Shadows Warrior (uncredited) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Abbud — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

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