David Ayer
Biography
David Ayer is an American filmmaker born on January 18, 1968, in Champaign, Illinois, USA. He is known for directing crime films set in Los Angeles that deal with gangs and police corruption. Ayer has directed films such as Harsh Times, Street Kings, End of Watch, Sabotage, and The Beekeeper. He has also directed the superhero movie Suicide Squad and the urban fantasy film Bright. Ayer has collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf on the films Fury and The Tax Collector. He has a content score of 100 on TMDB and is a male filmmaker with 34 known credits.
Career overview
David Ayer is an American filmmaker known for directing crime films set in Los Angeles that deal with gangs and police corruption. He has written screenplays for several films, including Training Day, The Fast and the Furious, and S.W.A.T. Ayer has also directed several films, including Harsh Times, Street Kings, End of Watch, Sabotage, and The Beekeeper.
Ayer has directed films in various genres, including the superhero movie Suicide Squad from the DC Extended Universe and the urban fantasy film Bright for Netflix. He has collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf on two projects: the World War II drama Fury and the crime thriller The Tax Collector. Ayer's directing credits include 34 films.
David Ayer was born on January 18, 1968, in Champaign, Illinois, USA. His directing career has spanned multiple genres and projects, showcasing his versatility as a filmmaker.
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Full filmography
- Heart of the Beast (2026) Director
- Heart of the Beast (2026) Producer
- A Working Man (2025) Director
- A Working Man (2025) Producer
- A Working Man (2025) Screenplay
- The Beekeeper (2024) Director
- The Beekeeper (2024) Producer
- Bosco (2024) Executive Producer
- Snorkeling (2023) Executive Producer
- The Suicide Squad (2021) Thanks
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) Executive Producer
- Deputy (2020) Executive Producer
- Deputy (2020) Director
- The Tax Collector (2020) Screenplay
- The Tax Collector (2020) Director
- Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020) as Self
- Ready for War (2019) Executive Producer
- Training Day (2017) Screenplay
- Bright (2017) Director
- Bright (2017) Writer
- Bright (2017) Producer
- Suicide Squad (2016) Writer
- Suicide Squad (2016) Director
- DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016)
- Fury (2014) Director
- Fury (2014) Writer
- Fury (2014) Producer
- Sabotage (2014) Director
- Sabotage (2014) Producer
- Sabotage (2014) Writer
- End of Watch (2012) Director
- End of Watch (2012) Screenplay
- End of Watch (2012) Producer
- Street Kings (2008) as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
- Street Kings (2008) Director
- The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self
- The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008) as Self
- The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008) as Self
- A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self
- Harsh Times (2005) Director
- Harsh Times (2005) Producer
- Harsh Times (2005) 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)
- Training Day (2001) Screenplay
- Training Day (2001) Co-Producer
- Training Day (2001) Stunts
- The Fast and the Furious (2001) Screenplay
- U-571 (2000) Screenplay
- John Doe Director
- Six Years Director
- Six Years Writer
- Six Years Producer
- The Dirty Dozen Director
- The Dirty Dozen Screenplay
- The Dirty Dozen Producer