Boots Riley

Boots Riley

4/1/1971 (55 years old)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 wrote and directed.

Filmography (13 titles)

The Last CriticMovie

The Last Critic

2026

Hollywood Black3.7Show

Hollywood Black

Self · 2024

Fremont6.4Movie

Fremont

Restaurant Patron (uncredited) · 2023

I'm Charlie Walker5.0Movie

I'm Charlie Walker

Bartender Ray · 2022

When I See Them, I See UsMovie

When I See Them, I See Us

2021

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter6.2Show

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self · 2015

Rope a Dope 25.7Movie

Rope a Dope 2

Mayor · 2015

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film6.4Movie

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

Self · 2013

6.0Movie

First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture

2009

In Prison My Whole LifeMovie

In Prison My Whole Life

Self · 2008

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD EverMovie

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever

Self · 2006

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme6.9Movie

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Himself · 2000

The Daily Show6.4Show

The Daily Show

Self - Guest · 1996