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David Ayer

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
9

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 18, 1968 (58 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

Directing

2026Heart of the Beast...Director
2025A Working Man...Director
2024The Beekeeper...Director
2020The Tax Collector...Director
2020Deputy...Director
2017Bright...Director
2016Suicide Squad...Director
2014Fury...Director
2014Sabotage...Director
2012End of Watch...Director
2008Street Kings...Director
2005Harsh Times...Director
Six Years...Director
John Doe...Director
The Dirty Dozen...Director

Production

2026Heart of the Beast...Producer
2025A Working Man...Producer
2024Bosco...Executive Producer
2024The Beekeeper...Producer
2023Snorkeling...Executive Producer
2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)...Executive Producer
2020Deputy...Executive Producer
2019Ready for War...Executive Producer
2017Bright...Producer
2014Fury...Producer
2014Sabotage...Producer
2012End of Watch...Producer
2005Harsh Times...Producer
2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing...Production Consultant
2001Training Day...Co-Producer
Six Years...Producer
The Dirty Dozen...Producer

Writing

2025A Working Man...Screenplay
2020The Tax Collector...Screenplay
2017Bright...Writer
2017Training Day...Screenplay
2016Suicide Squad...Writer
2014Fury...Writer
2014Sabotage...Writer
2012End of Watch...Screenplay
2005Harsh Times...Writer
2003S.W.A.T....Screenplay
2002Dark Blue...Screenplay
2001Training Day...Screenplay
2001The Fast and the Furious...Screenplay
2000U-571...Screenplay
Six Years...Writer
The Dirty Dozen...Screenplay

Crew

2021The Suicide Squad...Thanks
2001Training Day...Stunts

Acting

2020Joker: Put on a Happy Faceas Self
2016DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice Leagueas
2008The Long Shadow of Dirty Harryas Self
2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harryas Self
2008The Evolution of Clint Eastwoodas Self
2008The Craft of Dirty Harryas Self
2008The Business End: Violence in Cinemaas Self
2008Street Kingsas NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
2001Training Dayas First Russian Hitman (uncredited)