Boots Riley

Directing

Biography

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 17

Movies (13)

I Love Boosters
2026
Directing
The Last Critic
2026
Fremont
2023
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
I'm Charlie Walker
2022
Bartender Ray
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Sorry to Bother You
2018
Directing
Rope a Dope 2
2015
Mayor
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013
Self
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
In Prison My Whole Life
2008
Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006
Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
Himself
Mr. Burns
Directing

Shows (4)

Hollywood Black
2024
Self
I'm a Virgo
2023
Directing
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Self
The Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest