
David Ayer
Born
1968-01-18
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...
Known for

Training Day
First Russian Hitman (uncredited)

Street Kings
NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Self

Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self

The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self

The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self