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9
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
David Ayer
Directing
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25
TMDB ID: 19769
IMDb ID: nm0043742
Known for: Directing
Born: January 18, 1968
Age: 58
Place of birth: Champaign, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2026
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 6.72
Wikidata: Q1091339
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Screenplay (7)Executive Producer (5)Producer (1)Production Consultant (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Ayer.
Heart of the Beast
Director
2026 Movie
A Working Man
Director
2025 Movie
The Beekeeper
Director
2024 Movie
The Tax Collector
Director
2020 Movie
Bright
Director
2017 Movie
Fury
Director
2014 Movie
Sabotage
Director
2014 Movie
Street Kings
Director
2008 Movie
Harsh Times
Director
2005 Movie
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Ayer.
Heart of the Beast
Director
2026 Movie
Fury
Director
2014 Movie
Training Day
Screenplay
2001 Movie
The Suicide Squad
Thanks
2021 Movie
End of Watch
Producer
2012 Movie
The Beekeeper
Director
2024 Movie
The Fast and the Furious
Screenplay
2001 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Production Consultant
2004 Movie
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
A Working Man
Director
2025 Movie
Street Kings
Director
2008 Movie
U-571
Screenplay
2000 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Ayer.
Deputy
Executive Producer • 13 eps
2020 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Ayer.
Heart of the Beast
Director
2026 Movie
Fury
Director
2014 Movie
The Suicide Squad
Thanks
2021 Movie
The Beekeeper
Director
2024 Movie
A Working Man
Director
2025 Movie
Suicide Squad
Writer
2016 Movie
Training Day
Screenplay
2001 Movie
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
S.W.A.T.
Screenplay
2003 Movie
Street Kings
Director
2008 Movie
End of Watch
Producer
2012 Movie
The Tax Collector
Director
2020 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Ayer.
Training Day
Screenplay • 1 eps
2017 Series
Deputy
Executive Producer • 13 eps
2020 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Ayer.
Bosco
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Snorkeling
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
The Suicide Squad
Thanks
2021 Movie
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
Ready for War
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Suicide Squad
Writer
2016 Movie
End of Watch
Producer
2012 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Production Consultant
2004 Movie
S.W.A.T.
Screenplay
2003 Movie
Dark Blue
Screenplay
2002 Movie
Training Day
Screenplay
2001 Movie
The Fast and the Furious
Screenplay
2001 Movie
U-571
Screenplay
2000 Movie
The Dirty Dozen
Screenplay
Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for David Ayer.
Deputy
Executive Producer • 13 eps
2020 Series
Training Day
Screenplay • 1 eps
2017 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Ayer.
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
2020 Movie
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016 Movie
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as Self
2008 Movie
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
2008 Movie
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
Street Kings
as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
2008 Movie
Training Day
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
2001 Movie