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Boots Riley

Boots Riley

DirectorProducerWriterActorComposer Jan 1 (age 55) Chicago, Illinois, USA 2000–2026 (26 year career)
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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

Sorry to Bother You
Film

Sorry to Bother You

Director
Fremont
Film

Fremont

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
I'm a Virgo
Film

I'm a Virgo

Director
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Film

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Himself
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
Film

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

Self
Rope a Dope 2
Film

Rope a Dope 2

Mayor
I'm Charlie Walker
Film

I'm Charlie Walker

Bartender Ray
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Film

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

Filmography