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Raymond Lawrence "Boots" Riley, is an American rapper, producer, screenwriter, film director, and activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. His feature-film directorial debut, Sorry to Bother You (2018), which he also wrote, was released in July 2018.
Birth Name
Raymond Lawrence Riley
Born
Thursday, 01 April 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Fremont | Restaurant Patron | 2023 |
| I'm Charlie Walker | Bartender Ray | 2022 |
| Truth to Power | Self | 2021 |
| They've Gotta Have Us | Self - Musician, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Activist | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| The North Pole | Polar Bear | 2017 |
| Hip-Hop Evolution | Self | 2016 |
| Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping | Self / Presenter | 2016 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Fremont | Restaurant Patron | 2023 |
| I'm Charlie Walker | Bartender Ray | 2022 |
| Truth to Power | Self | 2021 |
| They've Gotta Have Us | Self - Musician, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Activist | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| The North Pole | Polar Bear | 2017 |
| Hip-Hop Evolution | Self | 2016 |
| Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping | Self / Presenter | 2016 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| Rope a Dope 2 | Mayor / Mayor Boots | 2015 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film | Himself / Self | 2013 |
| Let Fury Have the Hour | Self | 2012 |
| Sounds Like a Revolution | (as Raymond 'Boots' Riley) | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture | Self | 2009 |
| In Prison My Whole Life | Himself / Self | 2008 |
| The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever | Boots Riley | 2006 |
| A Night of Ferocious Joy | 2003 | |
| Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme | Self / Himself | 2000 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| I'm a Virgo | 2023 |
| Sorry to Bother You | 2018 |
| The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever | 2006 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| I'm a Virgo | 2023 |
