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David Ayer

David Ayer

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.

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ACTING

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016)
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016)
Street Kings (2008)
Street Kings (2008)
Training Day (2001)
Training Day (2001)
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008)
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008)
The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008)
The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008)
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008)
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008)
The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008)
The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020)

CREW

The Suicide Squad (2021)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Training Day (2001)
Training Day (2001)

DIRECTING

Street Kings (2008)
Street Kings (2008)
Harsh Times (2005)
Harsh Times (2005)
End of Watch (2012)
End of Watch (2012)
Sabotage (2014)
Sabotage (2014)
Fury (2014)
Fury (2014)
A Working Man (2025)
A Working Man (2025)
The Beekeeper (2024)
The Beekeeper (2024)
Bright (2017)
Bright (2017)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Heart of the Beast (2026)
Heart of the Beast (2026)
The Tax Collector (2020)
The Tax Collector (2020)
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
Six Years
Six Years
John Doe
John Doe
Deputy (2020)
Deputy (2020)

PRODUCTION

Harsh Times (2005)
Harsh Times (2005)
End of Watch (2012)
End of Watch (2012)
Sabotage (2014)
Sabotage (2014)
A Working Man (2025)
A Working Man (2025)
Fury (2014)
Fury (2014)
Training Day (2001)
Training Day (2001)
Bosco (2024)
Bosco (2024)
Heart of the Beast (2026)
Heart of the Beast (2026)
Bright (2017)
Bright (2017)
Ready for War (2019)
Ready for War (2019)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
Six Years
Six Years
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Snorkeling (2023)
Snorkeling (2023)
The Beekeeper (2024)
The Beekeeper (2024)
Deputy (2020)
Deputy (2020)

WRITING

Training Day (2001)
Training Day (2001)
U-571 (2000)
U-571 (2000)
Dark Blue (2002)
Dark Blue (2002)
S.W.A.T. (2003)
S.W.A.T. (2003)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
End of Watch (2012)
End of Watch (2012)
Fury (2014)
Fury (2014)
Sabotage (2014)
Sabotage (2014)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Bright (2017)
Bright (2017)
The Tax Collector (2020)
The Tax Collector (2020)
Harsh Times (2005)
Harsh Times (2005)
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
Six Years
Six Years
A Working Man (2025)
A Working Man (2025)
Training Day (2017)
Training Day (2017)