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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Fremont
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2023
I'm Charlie Walker
Character: Bartender Ray
MOVIE • 2022
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
TV • 2015
Rope a Dope 2
Character: Mayor
MOVIE • 2015
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
Character:
MOVIE • 2009
In Prison My Whole Life
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2008
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2000
Crew
Crew Credits
I'm a Virgo
Role: Director
TV • 2023
I'm a Virgo
Role: Writer
TV • 2023
I'm a Virgo
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2023
I'm a Virgo
Role: Creator
TV • 2023
Sorry to Bother You
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2018
Sorry to Bother You
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2018
Sorry to Bother You
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2018
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2006
Aliens in Eritea
Role: Producer
MOVIE • TBA
I Love Boosters
Role: Director
MOVIE • TBA
I Love Boosters
Role: Writer
MOVIE • TBA