Boots Riley
View on IMDb ↗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
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Fremont
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
The Daily Show
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Rope a Dope 2
I'm Charlie Walker
Hollywood Black
The Last Critic
When I See Them, I See UsFilmography (13)
- 2026
The Last Critic - 2024
Hollywood BlackSelf - 2023
FremontRestaurant Patron (uncredited) - 2022
I'm Charlie WalkerBartender Ray - 2021
When I See Them, I See Us - 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf - 2015
Rope a Dope 2Mayor - 2013
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative FilmSelf - 2009First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
- 2008
In Prison My Whole LifeSelf - 2006
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD EverSelf - 2000
Freestyle: The Art of RhymeHimself - 1996
The Daily ShowSelf - Guest