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David Ayer

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1968Born, Champaign

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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…

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Filmography

All Acting Directing Writing Producing

2028John DoeDirectorMovie

2026Heart of the BeastDirector · Producer · "C" Camera OperatorMovie

2025A Working ManDirector · Producer · ScreenplayMovie

2024BoscoExecutive ProducerMovie

2024The BeekeeperDirector · ProducerMovie

2023SnorkelingExecutive ProducerMovie

2021The Suicide SquadThanksMovie

2020The Tax CollectorDirector · WriterMovie

2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Executive ProducerMovie

2020DeputyExecutive Producer · 13 episodes · Director · 1 episodeShow

2019Ready for WarExecutive ProducerMovie

2017BrightDirector · Writer · ProducerMovie

2017Training DayStory, Original Film Writer · 13 episodesShow

2016Suicide SquadWriter · DirectorMovie

2016DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice LeagueMovie

2014FuryDirector · Writer · ProducerMovie

2014SabotageDirector · Writer · ProducerMovie

2012End of WatchProducer · Director · WriterMovie

2008Street KingsNLR member in County Jail (uncredited) · DirectorMovie

2005Harsh TimesDirector · Producer · WriterMovie

2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingProduction ConsultantMovie

2003S.W.A.T.ScreenplayMovie

2002Dark BlueScreenplayMovie

2001Training DayFirst Russian Hitman (uncredited) · Co-Producer · Stunts · WriterMovie

2001The Fast and the FuriousScreenplayMovie

2000U-571ScreenplayMovie

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