- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 1, 1971
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Boots Riley
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
movieI Love Boosters
2026 · Writer, Director, Producer
movieThe Last Critic
2026
tvHollywood Black
2024 · Self
movieFremont
2023 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
tvI'm a Virgo
2023 · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
movieI'm Charlie Walker
2022 · Bartender Ray
movieWhen I See Them, I See Us
2021
movieSorry to Bother You
2018 · Director, Original Music Composer, Writer
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieRope a Dope 2
2015 · Mayor
movie99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013 · Self
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
movieFirst Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
movieIn Prison My Whole Life
2008 · Self
movieThe Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006 · Self, Director
movieFreestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000 · Himself
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieAliens in Eritea
— · Producer
movieMr. Burns
— · Director, Writer