David Ayer

Directing·Jan 18, 1968·Champaign, Illinois, USA

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Ayer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Heart of the Beast2026 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
A Working Man2025 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Beekeeper2024 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Joker: Put on a Happy Face2020 · Self	Self
The Tax Collector2020 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Bright2017 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Suicide Squad2016 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League2016 · Actor	Actor
Fury2014 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Sabotage2014 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
End of Watch2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008 · Self	Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry2008 · Self	Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008 · Self	Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood2008 · Self	Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry2008 · Self	Self
Street Kings2008 · NLR member in County Jail (uncredited), Director	NLR member in County Jail (uncredited), Director
Harsh Times2005 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
S.W.A.T.2003 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Dark Blue2002 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Training Day2001 · First Russian Hitman (uncredited), Screenplay	First Russian Hitman (uncredited), Screenplay
The Fast and the Furious2001 · Screenplay	Screenplay
U-5712000 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Dirty DozenDirector, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
SSix YearsDirector, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
JJohn DoeDirector	Director