David Ayer

David Ayer

Directing·Age 58 — born 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Ayer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
28Credits2 TV · 26 films
2000–2026Years activefirst to latest
7.5 Highest ratedFury
6.6 Average ratingacross 23 titles

Top TV shows 2best David Ayer shows

  1. 1Deputy posterDeputyDirector · Executive Producer · 13 eps · 20206.9
  2. 2Training Day posterTraining DayScreenplay · 1 ep · 20175.7

Top movies 26best David Ayer movies

  1. 1Fury posterFuryDirector · Writer · 20147.5
  2. 2Training Day posterTraining DayFirst Russian Hitman (uncredited) · 20017.5
  3. 3The Suicide Squad posterThe Suicide SquadThanks · 20217.5
  4. 4End of Watch posterEnd of WatchDirector · Screenplay · 20127.4
  5. 5The Beekeeper posterThe BeekeeperDirector · Producer · 20247.3
  6. 6The Fast and the Furious posterThe Fast and the FuriousScreenplay · 20017.0
  7. 7The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing posterThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingProduction Consultant · 20047.0
  8. 8Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) posterBirds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Executive Producer · 20206.9
  9. 9Bosco posterBoscoExecutive Producer · 20246.9
  10. 10A Working Man posterA Working ManDirector · Screenplay · 20256.7
  11. 11Street Kings posterStreet KingsNLR member in County Jail (uncredited) · 20086.6
  12. 12U-571 posterU-571Screenplay · 20006.5
  13. 13Harsh Times posterHarsh TimesDirector · Writer · 20056.4
  14. 14Dark Blue posterDark BlueScreenplay · 20026.3
  15. 15Bright posterBrightDirector · Writer · 20176.2
  16. 16S.W.A.T. posterS.W.A.T.Screenplay · 20036.2
  17. 17DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League posterDC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League20166.0
  18. 18Suicide Squad posterSuicide SquadDirector · Writer · 20165.9
  19. 19The Tax Collector posterThe Tax CollectorDirector · Screenplay · 20205.7
  20. 20Sabotage posterSabotageDirector · Writer · 20145.6
  21. 21Ready for War posterReady for WarExecutive Producer · 20195.5
  22. 22Heart of the Beast posterHeart of the BeastDirector · Producer · 2026
  23. 23Snorkeling posterSnorkelingExecutive Producer · 2023
  24. 24John DoeDirector
  25. 25The Dirty Dozen posterThe Dirty DozenDirector · Screenplay
  26. 26Six YearsDirector · Writer

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