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.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 32
Producer 11
Director 8
self 7
Screenplay 5
TV Shows 2
Writer 1
Levon's Trade (2025)
Bosco (2024)
The Beekeeper (2024)
The Tax Collector (2020)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Deputy (2020)
Ready for War (2019)
Bright (2017)
Training Day (2017)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Fury (2014)
Sabotage (2014)
End of Watch (2012)
Street Kings (2008)
Harsh Times (2005)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Dark Blue (2002)
Training Day (2001)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
U-571 (2000)
The Wild Bunch
North Hollywood
Six Years
Heart of the Beast
The Dirty Dozen
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GenderMale
Birthday1968-01-18 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceChampaign, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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