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), 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.
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Acting
Movie
Training Day
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
2001
Movie
Street Kings
as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
2008
Movie
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Movie
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
2020
Movie
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
Movie
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as Self
2008
Movie
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
Movie
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
2008
Movie
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
Crew
Movie
Suicide Squad
Writer
2016
Movie
Fury
Director
2014
Movie
The Fast and the Furious
Screenplay
2001
Movie
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Executive Producer
2020
Movie
The Suicide Squad
Thanks
2021
Movie
Training Day
Screenplay
2001
Movie
Bright
Director
2017
Movie
The Beekeeper
Director
2024
Movie
End of Watch
Director
2012
Movie
S.W.A.T.
Screenplay
2003
Movie
A Working Man
Director
2025
Movie
Street Kings
Director
2008