Boots Riley
Directing
55 years oldChicago, Illinois, USABiography
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 television show I'm a Virgo premiered, which Riley wrote and directed.
Personal Details
Also Known As
The Coup
Movies (11)
I Love Boosters
Writer (Writing)
2026
The Last Critic
2026
6.4
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
2023
4.8
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
2022
6.8
Sorry to Bother You
Screenplay (Writing)
2018
5.7
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
2015
6.4
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
2013
6.0
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
as Self
2006
6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
2000
