Known For
Directing
Known Credits
9
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 18, 1968 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA
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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| 2026 | Heart of the Beast...Director | |
| 2025 | A Working Man...Director | |
| 2024 | The Beekeeper...Director | |
| 2020 | The Tax Collector...Director | |
| 2020 | Deputy...Director | |
| 2017 | Bright...Director | |
| 2016 | Suicide Squad...Director | |
| 2014 | Fury...Director | |
| 2014 | Sabotage...Director | |
| 2012 | End of Watch...Director | |
| 2008 | Street Kings...Director | |
| 2005 | Harsh Times...Director | |
| Six Years...Director | ||
| John Doe...Director | ||
| The Dirty Dozen...Director |
| 2026 | Heart of the Beast...Producer | |
| 2025 | A Working Man...Producer | |
| 2024 | Bosco...Executive Producer | |
| 2024 | The Beekeeper...Producer | |
| 2023 | Snorkeling...Executive Producer | |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)...Executive Producer | |
| 2020 | Deputy...Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Ready for War...Executive Producer | |
| 2017 | Bright...Producer | |
| 2014 | Fury...Producer | |
| 2014 | Sabotage...Producer | |
| 2012 | End of Watch...Producer | |
| 2005 | Harsh Times...Producer | |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing...Production Consultant | |
| 2001 | Training Day...Co-Producer | |
| Six Years...Producer | ||
| The Dirty Dozen...Producer |
| 2025 | A Working Man...Screenplay | |
| 2020 | The Tax Collector...Screenplay | |
| 2017 | Bright...Writer | |
| 2017 | Training Day...Screenplay | |
| 2016 | Suicide Squad...Writer | |
| 2014 | Fury...Writer | |
| 2014 | Sabotage...Writer | |
| 2012 | End of Watch...Screenplay | |
| 2005 | Harsh Times...Writer | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T....Screenplay | |
| 2002 | Dark Blue...Screenplay | |
| 2001 | Training Day...Screenplay | |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious...Screenplay | |
| 2000 | U-571...Screenplay | |
| Six Years...Writer | ||
| The Dirty Dozen...Screenplay |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad...Thanks | |
| 2001 | Training Day...Stunts |
| 2020 | Joker: Put on a Happy Faceas Self | |
| 2016 | DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice Leagueas | |
| 2008 | The Long Shadow of Dirty Harryas Self | |
| 2008 | A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harryas Self | |
| 2008 | The Evolution of Clint Eastwoodas Self | |
| 2008 | The Craft of Dirty Harryas Self | |
| 2008 | The Business End: Violence in Cinemaas Self | |
| 2008 | Street Kingsas NLR member in County Jail (uncredited) | |
| 2001 | Training Dayas First Russian Hitman (uncredited) |