Directing
David Ayer
Born Jan 18, 1968 · 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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Directed
The Dirty Dozen
War · Action
Heart of the Beast
2026
Adventure · Thriller
A Working Man
2025
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Beekeeper
2024
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Tax Collector
2020
Action · Crime · Drama
Deputy
2020
Western · Drama · Crime
Bright
2017
Fantasy · Action · Thriller
Suicide Squad
2016
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Fury
2014
War · Drama · Action
Sabotage
2014
Action · Drama · Thriller
End of Watch
2012
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Street Kings
2008
Action · Crime · Drama
Harsh Times
2005
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Written
Training Day
2017
Crime · Drama
S.W.A.T.
2003
Action · Thriller · Crime
Dark Blue
2002
Crime · Thriller · Drama
Training Day
2001
Action · Crime · Drama
The Fast and the Furious
2001
Action · Crime · Thriller
Acting
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
Documentary
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Documentary
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
Documentary
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
Documentary
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
Documentary
