Boots Riley
Known for DirectingBorn 1971-04-01Chicago, Illinois, USA
Raymond Lawrence 'Boots' Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and communist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You (released July 2018), which he also wrote. In 2023, the streaming series I'm a Virgo premiered on Prime Video, which Riley wrote and directed.
Known for
I'm Charlie Walker
2022 · as Bartender Ray
The Last Critic
2026
Fremont
2023 · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
In Prison My Whole Life
2008 · as Self
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000 · as Himself
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013 · as Self
Rope a Dope 2
2015 · as Mayor
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006 · as Self