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.

David Ayer

David Ayer

Directing Born January 18, 1968 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.

Description above from the Wikipedia article David Ayer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Training Day poster

Training Day

First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Street Kings poster

Street Kings

NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face poster

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

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DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League poster

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry poster

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood poster

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

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The Business End: Violence in Cinema poster

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

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The Craft of Dirty Harry poster

The Craft of Dirty Harry

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The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry poster

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

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