David Ayer

Directing

David Ayer

Born January 18, 1968Champaign, Illinois, USA26 credits

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

Filmography

A Working Man
2025A Working Man
DirectorMovie
Bosco
2024Bosco
Executive ProducerMovie
The Beekeeper
2024The Beekeeper
DirectorMovie
Snorkeling
2023Snorkeling
Executive ProducerMovie
Deputy
2020Deputy
Executive ProducerTV
Ready for War
2019Ready for War
Executive ProducerMovie
Bright
2017Bright
DirectorMovie
Fury
2014Fury
DirectorMovie
Sabotage
2014Sabotage
DirectorMovie
End of Watch
2012End of Watch
DirectorMovie
Street Kings
2008Street Kings
as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)Movie
Harsh Times
2005Harsh Times
DirectorMovie
Training Day
2001Training Day
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)Movie
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
DirectorMovie
S
Six Years
DirectorMovie