David Ayer
Directing
Born: January 18, 1968 (age 58) · Champaign, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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
Suicide Squad
2016
Fury
2014
The Fast and the Furious
2001
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
The Suicide Squad
2021
Training Day
2001
Bright
2017
The Beekeeper
2024
End of Watch
2012
S.W.A.T.
2003
A Working Man
2025
Street Kings
2008
Photos (6)
Movies (3)
Self / Appearances (6)
Upcoming (5)
Directing (11)
Fury
Director
A Working Man
Director
The Beekeeper
Director
Suicide Squad
Director
Deputy
Director
Street Kings
Director
End of Watch
Director
Bright
Director
Sabotage
Director
The Tax Collector
Director
Harsh Times
Director
Writing (14)
Fury
Writer
A Working Man
Screenplay
Training Day
Screenplay
Suicide Squad
Writer
S.W.A.T.
Screenplay
End of Watch
Screenplay
Training Day
Screenplay
Bright
Writer
U-571
Screenplay
Sabotage
Writer
The Tax Collector
Screenplay
Harsh Times
Writer
Dark Blue
Screenplay
The Fast and the Furious
Screenplay
Producing (14)
Fury
Producer
A Working Man
Producer
The Beekeeper
Producer
Training Day
Co-Producer
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Executive Producer
Deputy
Executive Producer
End of Watch
Producer
Bright
Producer
Sabotage
Producer
Harsh Times
Producer
Bosco
Executive Producer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Production Consultant
Snorkeling
Executive Producer
Ready for War
Executive Producer