Cast & creator
Boots Riley
Best known for The Daily Show, Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter, I'm a Virgo
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.
Also known as: The Coup
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film credits
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television credits
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1996–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (27)
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The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
I'm a Virgo
Director
2023I'm a Virgo
Writer
2023I'm a Virgo
Executive Producer
2023I'm a Virgo
Creator
2023
Hollywood Black
Self
2024
I Love Boosters
Writer
2026I Love Boosters
Director
2026I Love Boosters
Producer
2026
Sorry to Bother You
Director
2018Sorry to Bother You
Original Music Composer
2018Sorry to Bother You
Writer
2018
I'm Charlie Walker
Bartender Ray
2022
Fremont
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
2023
In Prison My Whole Life
Self
2008
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
Self
2013
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Himself
2000
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
The Last Critic
2026First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2009
Rope a Dope 2
Mayor
2015
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Self
2006The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Director
2006
Mr. Burns
Director
Mr. Burns
Writer
Aliens in Eritea
Producer