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Boots Riley

Boots Riley

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born April 1, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

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16 wins and 32 nominations

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Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

99% - The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

Filmography

Actor

29

Type

Year

The Last Critic Poster

The Last Critic Feature Film2026

Fremont Feature Film2023Restaurant Patron

I'm Charlie Walker Poster

I'm Charlie Walker Feature Film2022Bartender Ray

Truth to Power Poster

Truth to Power Documentary2020Self

34th Film Independent Spirit Awards Poster

34th Film Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2019Self - Winner

Boots Riley: An IU Cinema Exclusive Video2019Self

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018Self

They've Gotta Have Us Poster

They've Gotta Have Us Mini-Series2018Self - Musician, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Activist

The IMDb Show Poster

The IMDb Show TV Series2017Self - Guest

The North Pole Poster

The North Pole TV Series2017Polar Bear

Hip-Hop Evolution Poster

Hip-Hop Evolution TV Series2016Self

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping Poster

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping TV Special2016Self

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter Poster

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter TV Series2015Self

Rope a Dope 2 Poster

Rope a Dope 2 Short Film2015Mayor Boots

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film Poster

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film Documentary2013Self

Celebrity Page Poster

Celebrity Page TV Series2013Self

Let Fury Have the Hour Poster

Let Fury Have the Hour Documentary2012Self

Sounds Like a Revolution Poster

Sounds Like a Revolution Documentary2010

Fault Lines Poster

Fault Lines TV Series2009Self

First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture Poster

First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture Documentary2009Self

Red Carpet Report Poster

Red Carpet Report TV Series2009Self

In Prison My Whole Life Poster

In Prison My Whole Life Documentary2007Self

A Night of Ferocious Joy Documentary2003

Democracy Now! Poster

Democracy Now! TV Series2001Self

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme Poster

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme Documentary2000Self

Fact or Fiction Short Film1997Darius

The Daily Show Poster

The Daily Show TV Series1996Self

The Coup Funk Short Film1993Self

Hip Hop Slam TV Poster

Hip Hop Slam TV TV Series1990Self

Producer

2

Type

Year

I Love Boosters Poster

I Love Boosters Feature Film2026

I'm a Virgo Poster

I'm a Virgo TV Series2023

Writer

2

Type

Year

I'm a Virgo Poster

I'm a Virgo TV Series2023

Sorry to Bother You Poster

Sorry to Bother You Feature Film2018

Director

3

Type

Year

I Love Boosters Poster

I Love Boosters Feature Film2026

I'm a Virgo Poster

I'm a Virgo TV Series2023

Sorry to Bother You Poster

Sorry to Bother You Feature Film2018

Thanks

3

Type

Year

Fremont Feature Film2023

Share Feature Film2019

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping Poster

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping TV Special2016

Music Department

1

The Simpsons Poster

The Simpsons TV Series1989

Composer

1

Sorry to Bother You Poster

Sorry to Bother You Feature Film2018

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