Ansah's first important role as an actor was in the UK
indie film Love Struck (2005). Notable appearances on British TV followed in episodes of
BBC productions
Spooks (2005) and
Timewatch (2006). Ansah went on to play a minor role as one of the Shadow Warriors in
Batman Begins (2005). However, his most noteworthy role to date came in 2007, when he appeared in
The Bourne Ultimatum as Desh Bouksani, an assassin tracking down
Jason Bourne. Ansah's performance was notable for an extended set-piece fight scene between himself and
Matt Damon, regarded by one reviewer as one of the best ever filmed, in which Ansah performed all of his own stunts. In 2008 he was nominated for an
MTV Film Award in the "Best Fight" category. Ansah has also acted in British independent martial arts films, such as
Left for Dead (2004) and
Underground (2007). He choreographed, co-wrote and directed the 2010 short film
Street Fighter: Legacy. A self-proclaimed fan of the video game series, Ansah wanted the short to be the most accurate depiction of the series, different from the two theatrically released films. He and collaborator Christian Howard, with whom he worked on
SFL, worked on the live-action
Street Fighter series ''
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist, and they are developing a second season titled Street Fighter: World Warrior
and Street Fighter: Resurrection''. ==Filmography==