Boots Riley

Directing·Apr 1, 1971·Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
I Love Boosters2026 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Last Critic2026 · Actor	Actor
Fremont2023 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
I'm Charlie Walker2022 · Bartender Ray	Bartender Ray
When I See Them, I See Us2021 · Actor	Actor
Sorry to Bother You2018 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Rope a Dope 22015 · Mayor	Mayor
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film2013 · Self	Self
FFirst Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture2009 · Actor	Actor
In Prison My Whole Life2008 · Self	Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever2006 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme2000 · Himself	Himself
Aliens in EriteaProducer	Producer
Mr. BurnsDirector, Writer	Director, Writer