
Director
Boots Riley
Born 1971 · 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.
Directed
Acting

The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1996

Fremont
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) · 2023

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Himself · 2000

Hollywood Black
Self · 2024

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2015

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
Self · 2013

Rope a Dope 2
Mayor · 2015

I'm Charlie Walker
Bartender Ray · 2022

In Prison My Whole Life
Self · 2008

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Self · 2006



