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David Ayer

Directing

David Ayer

David Ayer is a director born on January 18, 1968 in Champaign, Illinois, USA. He is known for Suicide Squad, Fury and The Fast and the Furious. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Directing
Born
January 18, 1968
Place of birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography

  1. 2028John DoeDirector
  2. 2026Heart of the BeastDirector · Producer
  3. 2025A Working ManDirector · Producer · Screenplay
  4. 2024BoscoExecutive producer
  5. 2024The BeekeeperDirector · Producer
  6. 2023SnorkelingExecutive producer
  7. 2020Joker: Put on a Happy Faceas Self
  8. 2020The Tax CollectorScreenplay · Director
  9. 2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Executive producer
  10. 2020DeputyExecutive producer · Director
  11. 2019Ready for WarExecutive producer
  12. 2017BrightDirector · Writer · Producer
  13. 2017Training DayScreenplay
  14. 2016Suicide SquadWriter · Director
  15. 2016DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
  16. 2014FuryDirector · Writer · Producer
  17. 2014SabotageDirector · Producer · Writer
  18. 2012End of WatchDirector · Producer · Writer
  19. 2008The Long Shadow of Dirty Harryas Self
  20. 2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harryas Self
  21. 2008The Business End: Violence in Cinemaas Self
  22. 2008The Evolution of Clint Eastwoodas Self
  23. 2008The Craft of Dirty Harryas Self
  24. 2008Street Kingsas NLR member in County Jail (uncredited) · Director
  25. 2005Harsh TimesDirector · Producer · Writer
  26. 2003S.W.A.T.Screenplay
  27. 2002Dark BlueScreenplay
  28. 2001Training Dayas First Russian Hitman (uncredited) · Screenplay
  29. 2001The Fast and the FuriousScreenplay
  30. 2000U-571Screenplay