Acting credits
12
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Boots Riley
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Movies: 13Series: 4Crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 930526
IMDb ID: nm1108556
Known for: Directing
Born: April 1, 1971
Age: 55
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2026
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.49
Wikidata: Q4944043
Also known as
The Coup
Other jobs
Director (4)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
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 streaming series I'm a Virgo premiered on Prime Video, which Riley wrote and directed.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Boots Riley.
Director
I Love Boosters
2026 • Movie
The Last Critic
2026 • Movie
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Fremont
2023 • Movie
as Bartender Ray
I'm Charlie Walker
2022 • Movie
When I See Them, I See Us
2021 • Movie
Director
Sorry to Bother You
2018 • Movie
as Mayor
Rope a Dope 2
2015 • Movie
as Self
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013 • Movie
as Self
In Prison My Whole Life
2008 • Movie
as Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
2006 • Movie
as Himself
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000 • Movie
Producer
Aliens in Eritea
Movie
Director
Mr. Burns
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Boots Riley.
