01/18/1968
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.
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Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020) as Self |
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DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016) as Self |
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The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self |
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A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self |
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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008) as Self |
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The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self |
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The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008) as Self |
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Street Kings (2008) as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited) |
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Training Day (2001) as First Russian Hitman (uncredited) |
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A Working Man (2025) Director |
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A Working Man (2025) Screenplay |
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Bosco (2024) Executive Producer |
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The Beekeeper (2024) Director |
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Snorkeling (2023) Executive Producer |
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The Tax Collector (2020) Screenplay |
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The Tax Collector (2020) Director |
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) Executive Producer |
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Ready for War (2019) Executive Producer |
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Bright (2017) Director |
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Bright (2017) Producer |
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Suicide Squad (2016) Writer |
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Suicide Squad (2016) Director |
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Fury (2014) Director |
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Fury (2014) Writer |
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Sabotage (2014) Director |
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End of Watch (2012) Director |
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Street Kings (2008) Director |
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Harsh Times (2005) Director |
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Harsh Times (2005) Writer |
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) Production Consultant |
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S.W.A.T. (2003) Screenplay |
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Dark Blue (2002) Screenplay |
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Training Day (2001) Screenplay |
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Training Day (2001) Co-Producer |
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Training Day (2001) Stunts |
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The Fast and the Furious (2001) Screenplay |
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U-571 (2000) Screenplay |
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Six Years () Director |
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Six Years () Writer |
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Six Years () Producer |
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John Doe () Director |
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The Dirty Dozen () Director |
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Heart of the Beast () Director |
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Heart of the Beast () Producer |