Boots Riley
Directing
April 1, 1971 (55 years old)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
13
Acting Credits
4
Directed
Biography
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
Filmography
The Last Critic
2026
5
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
3
Fremont
2023
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
6.3
I'm Charlie Walker
2022
as Bartender Ray
5
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Rope a Dope 2
2015
as Mayor
5.7
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
6.2
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013
as Self
6.4
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
6
In Prison My Whole Life
2008
as Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006
as Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
as Himself
6.9
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
6.4