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David Ayer

Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn January 18, 1968 (56 years)
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
  • Suicide Squad
  • Fury
  • Training Day
  • The Fast and the Furious
  • End of Watch
  • The Beekeeper
  • Street Kings
  • Bright
  • U-571
  • S.W.A.T.
  • Harsh Times
  • Sabotage
  • Dark Blue
  • The Tax Collector
  • Deputy
  • Bosco

Filmography

2025
2020
The Tax Collector · as Screenplay
2017
2017
Training Day (TV Series) · as Screenplay
2016
2014
2014
2012
End of Watch · as Screenplay
2005
2003
S.W.A.T. · as Screenplay
2002
Dark Blue · as Screenplay
2001
Training Day · as Screenplay
2001
The Fast and the Furious · as Screenplay
2000
U-571 · as Screenplay

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