David Ayer

David Ayer

Born 1968-01-18 (age 58) Champaign, Illinois, USA
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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 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

Training Day
Training Day

2001

as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)

Street Kings
Street Kings

2008

as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)

Joker: Put on a Happy Face
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
The Craft of Dirty Harry