Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1971-04-01 (Age: 55)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography (10)
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
The Last Critic
2026
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Fremont
2023
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Bartender Ray
I'm Charlie Walker
2022
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Mayor
Rope a Dope 2
2015
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Self
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013No Image
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Unknown
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
In Prison My Whole Life
2008
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Himself