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BornApril 1, 1971 (age 55)
Place of birthChicago, Illinois, USA
Film credits10
Boots Riley
AliveKnown for 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
The Last Critic
2026
Fremont
2023
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
I'm Charlie Walker
2022
as Bartender Ray
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
Rope a Dope 2
2015
as Mayor
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013
as Self
- No poster
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
In Prison My Whole Life
2008
as Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006
as Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
as Himself