David Ayer 1968 57
David Ayer 1968 57
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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2025 Heart of the Beast Director, Producer
2025 The Dirty Dozen Director, Screenplay, Producer
2025 Six Years Director, Writer, Producer
2025 A Working Man Director, Producer, Screenplay
2024 Bosco Executive Producer
2024 The Beekeeper Director
2023 Snorkeling Executive Producer
2021 The Suicide Squad Thanks
2020 Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
2020 The Tax Collector Screenplay, Director
2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Executive Producer
2019 Ready for War Executive Producer
2017 Bright Director, Writer, Producer
2016 Suicide Squad Writer, Director
2016 DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League as Self
2014 Fury Director, Writer, Producer
2014 Sabotage Director, Producer, Writer
2012 End of Watch Director, Screenplay, Producer
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
2008 Street Kings as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited) Director
2005 Harsh Times Director, Producer, Writer
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Production Consultant
2003 S.W.A.T. Screenplay
2002 Dark Blue Screenplay
2001 Training Day as First Russian Hitman (uncredited) Stunts, Screenplay, Co-Producer
2001 The Fast and the Furious Screenplay
2000 U-571 Screenplay