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David Ayer

David Ayer

Directing
Born: Jan 18, 1968
From: Champaign, Illinois, USA
Credits: 9 titles

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

Title Character Year Rating
Joker: Put on a Happy Face Self 2020 8.011
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League Self 2016 6.043
Street Kings NLR member in County Jail … 2008 6.6
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry Self 2008 5.8
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry Self 2008 4.5
The Business End: Violence in Cinema Self 2008 8.0
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood Self 2008 7.0
The Craft of Dirty Harry Self 2008 6.0
Training Day First Russian Hitman (uncredited) 2001 7.518
Quick Facts
Known forDirecting
Credits9
Born1968
FromChampaign, Illinois, USA