Boots Riley
Directing
- Born
- April 1, 1971 (age 55) · 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
Behind the camera5
- 2026I Love Boosters Director, Writer, Producer
- 2018Sorry to Bother You Director, Original Music Composer, Writer
- 2006The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever Director
- TBAAliens in Eritea Producer
- TBAMr. Burns Director, Writer
Acting10
- 2026The Last Critic
- 2023Fremont as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- 2022I'm Charlie Walker as Bartender Ray
- 2021When I See Them, I See Us