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David Ayer

David Ayer

Born: 1968-01-18 • Champaign, Illinois, USA

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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Filmography
Joker: Put on a Happy Face poster
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020 • Self
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League poster
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016 • Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry poster
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008 • Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry poster
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008 • Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood poster
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008 • Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema poster
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008 • Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry poster
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008 • Self
Street Kings poster
Street Kings
2008 • NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
Training Day poster
Training Day
2001 • First Russian Hitman (uncredited)