
David Ayer
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),...
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
Fury2014 · Director, Writer, Producer3.8ActuallyLike
The Suicide Squad2021 · Thanks3.7ActuallyLike
The Beekeeper2024 · Director, Producer3.6ActuallyLike
A Working Man2025 · Director, Producer, Screenplay3.3ActuallyLike
Suicide Squad2016 · Writer, Director3.0ActuallyLike
Training Day2001 · First Russian Hitman (uncredited)3.8ActuallyLike
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020 · Executive Producer3.4ActuallyLike
End of Watch2012 · Screenplay, Producer, Director3.7ActuallyLikeActuallyLike pages
A Working Man2025 · Director, Screenplay, Producer3.3ActuallyLike
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020 · Executive Producer3.5ActuallyLike
Bright2017 · Director, Writer, Producer3.1ActuallyLike
End of Watch2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer3.7ActuallyLike
Fury2014 · Director, Writer, Producer3.8ActuallyLike
Harsh Times2005 · Director, Writer, Producer3.2ActuallyLike
S.W.A.T.2003 · Screenplay3.1ActuallyLike
Sabotage2014 · Director, Writer, Producer2.8ActuallyLike
Street Kings2008 · Director3.3ActuallyLike
Suicide Squad2016 · Director, Writer3.0ActuallyLike
The Beekeeper2024 · Director, Producer3.6ActuallyLike
The Fast and the Furious2001 · Screenplay3.5ActuallyLike
The Tax Collector2020 · Director, Screenplay2.9ActuallyLike
Training Day2001 · Screenplay3.8ActuallyLike
U-5712000 · Screenplay3.3ActuallyLikeCast credits
Training Day2001 · First Russian Hitman (uncredited)3.8ActuallyLike
Street Kings2008 · NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)3.3ActuallyLike
Joker: Put on a Happy Face2020 · Self4.0
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League2016 · Cast3.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008 · Self4.0
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood2008 · Self3.5
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008 · Self2.9
The Craft of Dirty Harry2008 · Self3.0
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry2008 · Self2.3Crew credits
Fury2014 · Director, Writer, Producer3.8ActuallyLike
The Suicide Squad2021 · Thanks3.7ActuallyLike
The Beekeeper2024 · Director, Producer3.6ActuallyLike
A Working Man2025 · Director, Producer, Screenplay3.3ActuallyLike
Suicide Squad2016 · Writer, Director3.0ActuallyLike
Training Day2001 · Screenplay, Co-Producer, Stunts3.8ActuallyLike
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020 · Executive Producer3.4ActuallyLike
End of Watch2012 · Screenplay, Producer, Director3.7ActuallyLike
Street Kings2008 · Director3.3ActuallyLike
Bright2017 · Director, Writer, Producer3.1ActuallyLike
The Fast and the Furious2001 · Screenplay3.5ActuallyLike
S.W.A.T.2003 · Screenplay3.1ActuallyLike
U-5712000 · Screenplay3.3ActuallyLike
Sabotage2014 · Director, Writer, Producer2.8ActuallyLike
Harsh Times2005 · Director, Producer, Writer3.2ActuallyLike
The Tax Collector2020 · Director, Screenplay2.9ActuallyLike
Dark Blue2002 · Screenplay3.1
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004 · Production Consultant3.5