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.
Fremont
(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
In Prison My Whole Life
(Self)
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
(Self)
I'm Charlie Walker
(Bartender Ray)
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
(Himself)
Rope a Dope 2
(Mayor)
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Aliens in Eritea
(Producer)
I Love Boosters
(Director)
I Love Boosters
(Writer)
Sorry to Bother You
(Director)
Sorry to Bother You
(Screenplay)
Sorry to Bother You
(Original Music Composer)
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
(Director)
I'm a Virgo
(Executive Producer)
I'm a Virgo
(Writer)
I'm a Virgo
(Director)
I'm a Virgo
(Creator)