David Ayer
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.
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
(Self)
Street Kings
(NLR member in County Jail (uncredited))
Training Day
(First Russian Hitman (uncredited))
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
(Self)
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
(Self)
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
(Self)
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
(Self)
The Craft of Dirty Harry
(Self)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
(Self)
Street Kings
(Director)
Training Day
(Screenplay)
U-571
(Screenplay)
Dark Blue
(Screenplay)
S.W.A.T.
(Screenplay)
Harsh Times
(Producer)
Harsh Times
(Director)
The Fast and the Furious
(Screenplay)
End of Watch
(Director)
End of Watch
(Producer)
End of Watch
(Screenplay)
Sabotage
(Director)
Fury
(Director)
Fury
(Writer)
Sabotage
(Writer)
Sabotage
(Producer)
Levon's Trade
(Director)
Levon's Trade
(Producer)
Fury
(Producer)
The Suicide Squad
(Thanks)
The Beekeeper
(Director)
Training Day
(Co-Producer)
Bosco
(Executive Producer)
Bright
(Director)
Suicide Squad
(Writer)
Suicide Squad
(Director)
Bright
(Writer)
Heart of the Beast
(Producer)
Heart of the Beast
(Director)
Levon's Trade
(Writer)
Training Day
(Stunts)
Bright
(Producer)
The Tax Collector
(Screenplay)
The Tax Collector
(Director)
Harsh Times
(Writer)
Ready for War
(Executive Producer)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
(Executive Producer)
The Dirty Dozen
(Director)
The Dirty Dozen
(Screenplay)
The Dirty Dozen
(Producer)
Six Years
(Director)
Six Years
(Writer)
Six Years
(Producer)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
(Production Consultant)
Deputy
(Executive Producer)
Deputy
(Director)
Training Day
(Screenplay)