David Ayer
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Ayer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (22)
Heart of the Beast2026Directing
A Working Man2025Directing
The Beekeeper2024Directing
Joker: Put on a Happy Face2020Self
The Tax Collector2020Directing
Bright2017Directing
Suicide Squad2016Directing
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League2016
Fury2014Directing
Sabotage2014Directing
End of Watch2012Directing
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry2008Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry2008Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood2008Self
Street Kings2008NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
Harsh Times2005Directing
Training Day2001First Russian Hitman (uncredited)- John DoeDirecting
- Six YearsDirecting
The Dirty DozenDirecting
