David Ayer

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

Career Timeline

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  1. 2026
    Heart of the Beast

    Director • Directing

  2. 2025
    A Working Man

    Director • Directing

  3. 2024
    The Beekeeper

    Director • Directing

  4. 2020
    The Tax Collector

    Director • Directing

  5. 2017
    Bright

    Director • Directing

  6. 2016
    Suicide Squad

    Director • Directing

  7. 2014
    Fury

    Director • Directing

  8. 2014
    Sabotage

    Director • Directing

David Ayer - Aperture