David Ayer
Director · Actor · WriterDavid 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR9
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
Self
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Street Kings
2008
NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
Self
Training Day
2001
First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
DIRECTOR14
Heart of the Beast
2026
Director
A Working Man
2025
Director
The Beekeeper
2024
Director
The Tax Collector
2020
Director
Bright
2017
Director
Suicide Squad
2016
Director
Sabotage
2014
Director
Fury
2014
Director
End of Watch
2012
Director
Street Kings
2008
Director
Harsh Times
2005
Director
The Dirty Dozen
Director
- Six Years
Six Years
Director
- John Doe
John Doe
Director
WRITER15
A Working Man
2025
Screenplay
The Tax Collector
2020
Screenplay
Bright
2017
Writer
Suicide Squad
2016
Writer
Fury
2014
Writer
Sabotage
2014
Writer
End of Watch
2012
Screenplay
Harsh Times
2005
Writer
S.W.A.T.
2003
Screenplay
Dark Blue
2002
Screenplay
Training Day
2001
Screenplay
The Fast and the Furious
2001
Screenplay
U-571
2000
Screenplay
The Dirty Dozen
Screenplay
- Six Years
Six Years
Writer
PRODUCER16
Heart of the Beast
2026
Producer
A Working Man
2025
Producer
Bosco
2024
Executive Producer
The Beekeeper
2024
Producer
Snorkeling
2023
Executive Producer
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
Executive Producer
Ready for War
2019
Executive Producer
Bright
2017
Producer
Sabotage
2014
Producer
Fury
2014
Producer
End of Watch
2012
Producer
Harsh Times
2005
Producer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Production Consultant
Training Day
2001
Co-Producer
The Dirty Dozen
Producer
- Six Years
Six Years
Producer
