David Ayer
Born in Champaign, Illinois, USA — Jan 18 1968
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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…
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David Ayer's Credits
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A Working Man
Directing
Fury
Directing
The Beekeeper
Directing
The Suicide Squad
Crew
Deputy
Production
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Production
Training Day
Writing
Training Day
First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Suicide Squad
Writing
End of Watch
Writing
Bright
Directing
S.W.A.T.
Writing
Street Kings
NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
U-571
Writing
Sabotage
Directing
Dark Blue
Writing
Harsh Times
Directing
Bosco
Production
The Tax Collector
Directing
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Production
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
The Fast and the Furious
Writing
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
Ready for War
Production
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
Snorkeling
Production
The Dirty Dozen
Writing
Heart of the Beast
Directing
Six Years
Writing