Director
Boots Riley
55 years · Chicago, Illinois, USA · 13 films
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.
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Best known for
Filmography 11
I Love Boosters
2026 · Director, Writer
The Last Critic
2026 · Actor
Fremont
2023 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
On Hulu
I'm Charlie Walker
2022 · Bartender Ray
On Plex
When I See Them, I See Us
2021 · Actor
Sorry to Bother You
2018 · Director, Music
On Kanopy
Rope a Dope 2
2015 · Mayor
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013 · Self
On Kanopy
In Prison My Whole Life
2008 · Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006 · Self, Director
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000 · Himself
On Fandango at Home Free