• BIRTH 18/01/1968
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 2
  • DIRECTOR 12
  • SCRIPT 13
  • PRODUCTION 10

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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David Ayer

Movies (2)

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
2020

Director (12)

Heart of the Beast
Heart of the Beast
2026
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
2016
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025
Fury
Fury
2014
Bright
Bright
2017
The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper
2024
Street Kings
Street Kings
2008
End of Watch
End of Watch
2012
Sabotage
Sabotage
2014
Deputy
Deputy
2020
(1 episode)
Harsh Times
Harsh Times
2006
The Tax Collector
The Tax Collector
2020

Script (13)

Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
2016
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious
2001
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025
Fury
Fury
2014
Bright
Bright
2017
Training Day
Training Day
2001
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
2003
End of Watch
End of Watch
2012
U-571
U-571
2000
Sabotage
Sabotage
2014
Harsh Times
Harsh Times
2006
The Tax Collector
The Tax Collector
2020
Dark Blue
Dark Blue
2003

Production (10)

Heart of the Beast
Heart of the Beast
2026
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025
Fury
Fury
2014
Bright
Bright
2017
The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper
2024
End of Watch
End of Watch
2012
Sabotage
Sabotage
2014
Harsh Times
Harsh Times
2006
Bosco
Bosco
2024