Boots Riley
Directing
Born 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
6.4
Fremont
2023 · Movie
6.9
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000 · Movie
6.4
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013 · Movie
4.8
I'm Charlie Walker
2022 · Movie
5.7
Rope a Dope 2
2015 · Movie
The Last Critic
2026 · Movie
In Prison My Whole Life
2008 · Movie
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006 · Movie
When I See Them, I See Us
2021 · Movie