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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Acting (9 movies)
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Street Kings
2008
Training Day
2001
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
Directing (10 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| U-571 | 2000 | Screenplay |
| The Fast and the Furious | 2001 | Screenplay |
| Training Day | 2001 | Screenplay |
| Dark Blue | 2002 | Screenplay |
| S.W.A.T. | 2003 | Screenplay |
| Harsh Times | 2005 | Producer |
| Harsh Times | 2005 | Writer |
| End of Watch | 2012 | Screenplay |
| End of Watch | 2012 | Producer |
| Sabotage | 2014 | Writer |
| Sabotage | 2014 | Producer |
| Fury | 2014 | Writer |
| Fury | 2014 | Producer |
| Suicide Squad | 2016 | Writer |
| Bright | 2017 | Writer |
| Bright | 2017 | Producer |
| Ready for War | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| The Tax Collector | 2020 | Screenplay |
| Snorkeling | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| The Beekeeper | 2024 | Producer |
| Bosco | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| A Working Man | 2025 | Producer |
| A Working Man | 2025 | Screenplay |