Directing
Boots Riley
Chicago, Illinois, USABorn 1971 (55 years old)
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 television show I'm a Virgo premiered, which Riley wrote and directed.
8
Films
1
TV Shows
5
Crew Credits
Known For
9 Credits
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
2023
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
2000
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
2022
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
2013
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
as Self
2006
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
2015
The Last Critic
2026
