Boots Riley
April 1, 1971 (55 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · The Last Critic as
- 2024 · Hollywood Black as Self
- 2023 · Fremont as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- 2022 · I'm Charlie Walker as Bartender Ray
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Rope a Dope 2 as Mayor
- 2013 · 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film as Self
- 2009 · First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture as
- 2008 · In Prison My Whole Life as Self
- 2006 · The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever as Self
- 2000 · Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme as Himself