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David Ayer
Director

David Ayer

18 Jan 1968Born
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Champaign, Illinois, USABirthplace

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).

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He has also collaborated with his friend Cle Shaheed Sloan, who has appeared in four of his films.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBATraining Day: Crossing the LineFilm
  2. TBAThe Dirty DozenFilm: Director, Screenplay
  3. TBASix YearsFilm: Director, Writer
  4. 2028John DoeFilm: Director
  5. 2026Heart of the BeastFilm: Director
  6. 2025A Working ManFilm: Director, Screenplay
  7. 2024The BeekeeperFilm: Director
  8. 2020The Tax CollectorFilm: Screenplay, Director
  9. 2020DeputySeries: Director (1 episode)
  10. 2017BrightFilm: Director, Writer
  11. 2017Training DaySeries: Screenplay (1 episode)
  12. 2016Suicide SquadFilm: Writer, Director
  13. 2016DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice LeagueFilm
  14. 2014FuryFilm: Director, Writer
  15. 2014SabotageFilm: Director, Writer
  16. 2012End of WatchFilm: Director, Writer
  17. 2008Street KingsFilm: NLR member in County Jail (uncredited), Director
  18. 2005Harsh TimesFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 2003S.W.A.T.Film: Screenplay
  20. 2002Dark BlueFilm: Screenplay
  21. 2001Training DayFilm: First Russian Hitman (uncredited), Screenplay
  22. 2001The Fast and the FuriousFilm: Screenplay
  23. 2000U-571Film: Screenplay

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