David Ayer
Biography
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Ayer
Suicide Squad
Fury
The Fast and the Furious
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
The Suicide Squad
Training Day
Bright
The Beekeeper
End of Watch
S.W.A.T.
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (59 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Doe | Director | Movie | 2028 | |
 | Heart of the Beast | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| Heart of the Beast | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | A Working Man | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| A Working Man | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
| A Working Man | Screenplay | Movie | 2025 |
 | Bosco | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Beekeeper | Director | Movie | 2024 |
| The Beekeeper | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Snorkeling | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Suicide Squad | Thanks | Movie | 2021 |
 | Joker: Put on a Happy Face | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Tax Collector | Screenplay | Movie | 2020 |
| The Tax Collector | Director | Movie | 2020 |
 | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Executive Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Deputy | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
| Deputy | Director | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Ready for War | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Bright | Director | Movie | 2017 |
| Bright | Writer | Movie | 2017 |
| Bright | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Training Day | Screenplay | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Suicide Squad | Writer | Movie | 2016 |
| Suicide Squad | Director | Movie | 2016 |
 | DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Fury | Director | Movie | 2014 |
| Fury | Writer | Movie | 2014 |
| Fury | Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Sabotage | Director | Movie | 2014 |
| Sabotage | Producer | Movie | 2014 |
| Sabotage | Writer | Movie | 2014 |
 | End of Watch | Director | Movie | 2012 |
| End of Watch | Producer | Movie | 2012 |
| End of Watch | Writer | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Business End: Violence in Cinema | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Evolution of Clint Eastwood | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Craft of Dirty Harry | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Street Kings | NLR member in County Jail (uncredited) | Movie | 2008 |
| Street Kings | Director | Movie | 2008 |
 | Harsh Times | Director | Movie | 2005 |
| Harsh Times | Producer | Movie | 2005 |
| Harsh Times | Writer | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Production Consultant | Movie | 2004 |
 | S.W.A.T. | Screenplay | Movie | 2003 |
 | Dark Blue | Screenplay | Movie | 2002 |
 | Training Day | First Russian Hitman (uncredited) | Movie | 2001 |
| Training Day | Screenplay | Movie | 2001 |
| Training Day | Co-Producer | Movie | 2001 |
| Training Day | Stunts | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Fast and the Furious | Screenplay | Movie | 2001 |
 | U-571 | Screenplay | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Dirty Dozen | Director | Movie | — |
| The Dirty Dozen | Screenplay | Movie | — |
| The Dirty Dozen | Producer | Movie | — |
| Six Years | Director | Movie | — | |
| Six Years | Writer | Movie | — | |
| Six Years | Producer | Movie | — |