Boots Riley
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
2023
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
2013
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
2022
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
2000
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
2015
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
as Self
2006
The Last Critic
2026
