Directing
Boots Riley
1971-04-01 · 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.
Known for
Sorry to Bother You
The Daily Show
I Love Boosters
Fremont
I'm a Virgo
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
I'm Charlie Walker
Rope a Dope 2
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
Hollywood Black
The Last Critic
When I See Them, I See Us
In Prison My Whole Life
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Movie credits · 14
I Love Boosters
The Last Critic
Fremont
I'm Charlie Walker
When I See Them, I See Us
Sorry to Bother You
Rope a Dope 2
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
In Prison My Whole Life
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Aliens in Eritea
Mr. Burns
TV credits · 4
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