David Ayer
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Ayer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
58
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-01-18 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA
Acting

2008

Street Kings as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)

2001

Training Day as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Crew

2025

A Working Man Director

2025

A Working Man Producer

2025

A Working Man Screenplay

2024

The Beekeeper Director

2024

Bosco Executive Producer

2024

The Beekeeper Producer

2023

Snorkeling Executive Producer

2021

The Suicide Squad Thanks

2020

The Tax Collector Director

2020

The Tax Collector Screenplay

2020

Deputy Executive Producer

2020

Deputy Director

2019

Ready for War Executive Producer

2017

Bright Director

2017

Bright Writer

2017

Bright Producer

2017

Training Day Screenplay

2016

Suicide Squad Writer

2016

Suicide Squad Director

2014

Sabotage Director

2014

Fury Director

2014

Fury Writer

2014

Sabotage Writer

2014

Sabotage Producer

2014

Fury Producer

2012

End of Watch Screenplay

2012

End of Watch Producer

2012

End of Watch Director

2008

Street Kings Director

2005

Harsh Times Director

2005

Harsh Times Producer

2005

Harsh Times Writer

2003

S.W.A.T. Screenplay

2002

Dark Blue Screenplay

2001

Training Day Screenplay

2001

The Fast and the Furious Screenplay

2001

Training Day Co-Producer

2001

Training Day Stunts

2000

U-571 Screenplay

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Heart of the Beast Director

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Heart of the Beast Producer

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The Dirty Dozen Screenplay

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The Dirty Dozen Producer

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The Dirty Dozen Director

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Six Years Writer

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Six Years Producer

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Six Years Director