David Ayer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 18 Jan 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- 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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Known for
Suicide Squad201645Pop Score out of 100
Fury201472Pop Score out of 100
The Fast and the Furious200166Pop Score out of 100
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)202068Pop Score out of 100
The Suicide Squad202176Pop Score out of 100
Training Day200177Pop Score out of 100
Bright201747Pop Score out of 100
The Beekeeper202466Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- TBAThe Dirty DozenDirector · Screenplay · Producer
- TBASix YearsDirector · Writer · Producer
- 2028John DoeDirector
- 2026Heart of the BeastDirector · Producer
- 2025A Working ManDirector · Producer · Screenplay
- 2024BoscoExecutive Producer