In 2012, Dirisu successfully auditioned for the
Royal Shakespeare Company’s
Open Stages Programme. He has subsequently acted in a number of television series including
The Mill,
Utopia,
Humans,
The Casual Vacancy,
Siblings, and
Undercover. Dirisu appeared in three 2016 films,
Criminal, ''
The Huntsman: Winter's War, and Sand Castle''. He was nominated as Best Actor for the 2020
British Independent Film Awards for his role as Bol in the film
His House. In 2023, Dirisu played the role of Sean Donovan in the third season of the Apple TV series
Slow Horses. In 2025, Dirisu played the role of Wes in the
Netflix series "
Black Rabbit". Dirisu will star alongside
Nicole Beharie and
John Douglas Thompson in the upcoming Netflix limited series adaptation
All the Sinners Bleed, based on the
S. A. Cosby novel of the
same name. ==Filmography==