David Ayer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 18, 1968
- Birthplace
- Champaign, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
- Six Years
Six Years TBA
Director, Writer, Producer
The Dirty Dozen TBA
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Training Day: Crossing the Line
Training Day: Crossing the Line TBA
Actor
- John Doe
John Doe 2028
Director
Heart of the Beast 2026
Director, Producer, "C" Camera Operator
A Working Man 2025
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Bosco 2024
Executive Producer
The Beekeeper 2024
Director, Producer
Snorkeling 2023
Executive Producer
The Suicide Squad 2021
Thanks
Joker: Put on a Happy Face 2020
as Self
The Tax Collector 2020
Director, Writer
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 2020
Executive Producer
Ready for War 2019
Executive Producer
Bright 2017
Director, Writer, Producer
Suicide Squad 2016
Writer, Director
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League 2016
Actor
Fury 2014
Director, Writer, Producer
Sabotage 2014
Director, Producer, Writer
End of Watch 2012
Director, Producer, Writer
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry 2008
as Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry 2008
as Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry 2008
as Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood 2008
as Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema 2008
as Self
Street Kings 2008
as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited), Director
Harsh Times 2005
Director, Producer, Writer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing 2004
Production Consultant
S.W.A.T. 2003
Screenplay
Dark Blue 2002
Screenplay
Training Day 2001
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited), Co-Producer, Stunts, Writer
The Fast and the Furious 2001
Screenplay
U-571 2000
Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.