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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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The roles that explain the career.
24 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Heart of the Beast | Director | Film |
| 2026 | Heart of the Beast | Producer | Film |
| 2025 | A Working Man | Director | Film |
| 2025 | A Working Man | Producer | Film |
| 2024 | The Beekeeper | Director | Film |
| 2024 | The Beekeeper | Producer | Film |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2019 | Ready for War | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2016 | Suicide Squad | Director | Film |
| 2016 | Suicide Squad | Writer | Film |
| 2014 | Sabotage | Director | Film |
| 2014 | Fury | Director | Film |
| 2014 | Sabotage | Writer | Film |
| 2014 | Fury | Writer | Film |
| 2014 | Sabotage | Producer | Film |
| 2014 | Fury | Producer | Film |
| 2012 | End of Watch | Director | Film |
| 2012 | End of Watch | Producer | Film |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Director | Film |
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Director | Film |
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Writer | Film |
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Producer | Film |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Production Consultant | Film |
| 2001 | Training Day | Co-Producer | Film |
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