Boots Riley
Directing · 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 television show I'm a Virgo premiered, which Riley wrote and directed.
Known For
Hollywood Black
Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Himself
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
Self
Fremont
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Rope a Dope 2
Mayor
I'm Charlie Walker
Bartender Ray
In Prison My Whole Life
Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Self
The Last Critic
