David Ayer
Directing
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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movieHeart of the Beast
2026
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movieA Working Man
2025
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movieThe Beekeeper
2024
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movieThe Tax Collector
2020
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tvDeputy
2020
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movieBright
2017
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movieSuicide Squad
2016
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movieFury
2014
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movieSabotage
2014
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movieEnd of Watch
2012
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movieStreet Kings
2008
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movieHarsh Times
2005
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movieThe Dirty Dozen
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Six Years
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John Doe
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Production17
movieHeart of the Beast
2026
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movieA Working Man
2025
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movieBosco
2024
Executive Producer
movieThe Beekeeper
2024
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movieSnorkeling
2023
Executive Producer
tvDeputy
2020
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movieReady for War
2019
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movieBright
2017
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movieFury
2014
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movieSabotage
2014
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movieEnd of Watch
2012
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movieHarsh Times
2005
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movieThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Production Consultant
movieTraining Day
2001
Co-Producer
movieThe Dirty Dozen
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Six Years
Producer
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movieA Working Man
2025
Screenplay
movieThe Tax Collector
2020
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movieBright
2017
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tvTraining Day
2017
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movieSuicide Squad
2016
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movieFury
2014
Writer
movieSabotage
2014
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movieEnd of Watch
2012
Screenplay
movieHarsh Times
2005
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movieS.W.A.T.
2003
Screenplay
movieDark Blue
2002
Screenplay
movieTraining Day
2001
Screenplay
movieThe Fast and the Furious
2001
Screenplay
movieU-571
2000
Screenplay
movieThe Dirty Dozen
Screenplay
Six Years
Writer
Acting9
movieStreet Kings
2008
NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
movieTraining Day
2001
First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
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movieTraining Day
2001
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