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 television show I'm a Virgo premiered, which Riley wrote and directed.

Known for

I'm Charlie Walker

Bartender Ray

Fremont

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

In Prison My Whole Life

Self

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Himself

The Last Critic

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

Self

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever

Self

Rope a Dope 2

Mayor