Boots Riley

Director

Born: April 1, 1971 (age 55)
From: Chicago, 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…

Filmography (13)

I Love Boosters (2026)
Director
The Last Critic (2026)
Fremont (2023)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
I'm Charlie Walker (2022)
Bartender Ray
When I See Them, I See Us (2021)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Director
Rope a Dope 2 (2015)
Mayor
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2013)
Self
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture (2009)
In Prison My Whole Life (2008)
Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever (2006)
Director
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
Himself
Mr. Burns
Director