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