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.
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Acting Credits
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Crew Credits
Acting
TV
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Movie
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
2023
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Movie
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
2000
Movie
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
2022
Movie
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
2015
Movie
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
2013
Movie
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
Movie
The Last Critic
2026
TV
Hollywood Black
as Self
2024
Movie
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008
Movie
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
as Self
2006
Movie
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
