David Ayer
An image from The Fast and the Furious, one of the productions that also features David Ayer.
David Ayer

David Ayer

January 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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Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

2016

Fury

Fury

2014

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

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

2020

The Fast and the Furious

The Fast and the Furious

2001

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021

Training Day

Training Day

2001

Bright

Bright

2017

End of Watch

End of Watch

2012