Boots Riley
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
The Last Critic
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
When I See Them, I See Us
When I See Them, I See Us
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
as Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
as Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself