
David Ayer
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-01-18 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA
David Ayer
Biography
David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has also directed Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), Sabotage (2014), and The Beekeeper (2024). In 2016, he directed the superhero movie Suicide Squad from the DC Extended Universe and then the urban fantasy film Bright (2017) for Netflix. He has twice collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf: first with the World War II drama Fury (2014), then the crime thriller The Tax Collector (2020). He has also collaborated with his friend Cle Shaheed Sloan, who has appeared in four of his films.
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Known For
Acting
(2020)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
(2016)
(2008)
Street Kings
as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
(2001)
Training Day
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Crew
Heart of the Beast
Director, Producer
The Dirty Dozen
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Six Years
Director, Writer, Producer
(2025)
A Working Man
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2024)
The Beekeeper
Director
(2024)
Bosco
Executive Producer
(2023)
Snorkeling
Executive Producer
(2021)
The Suicide Squad
Thanks
(2020)
The Tax Collector
Screenplay, Director
(2020)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Executive Producer
(2019)
Ready for War
Executive Producer
(2017)
Bright
Director, Writer, Producer
(2016)
Suicide Squad
Writer, Director
(2014)
Sabotage
Director, Producer, Writer
(2014)
Fury
Director, Writer, Producer
(2012)
End of Watch
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2008)
Street Kings
Director
(2005)
Harsh Times
Director, Producer, Writer
(2004)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Production Consultant
(2003)
S.W.A.T.
Screenplay
(2002)
Dark Blue
Screenplay
(2001)
Training Day
Screenplay, Co-Producer, Stunts
(2001)
The Fast and the Furious
Screenplay
(2000)
U-571
Screenplay