Boots Riley
Directing1971Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 television show I'm a Virgo premiered, which Riley wrote and directed.
Known For
Acting History
2026
I Love Boosters
Writer
I Love Boosters
Director
2023
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
I'm a Virgo
TVDirector• 7 eps
I'm a Virgo
TVWriter• 3 eps
I'm a Virgo
TVExecutive Producer• 7 eps
I'm a Virgo
TVCreator
2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TVas Self• 1 eps
2018
2015
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
2008
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2006
2000
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself