David Ayer
Directing • AGE 58
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 (20...
Filmography
Heart of the Beast
Producer
2026
A Working Man
Director
2025
Bosco
Executive Producer
2024
The Beekeeper
Director
2024
Snorkeling
Executive Producer
2023
The Suicide Squad
Thanks
2021
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
2020
The Tax Collector
Screenplay
2020
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Executive Producer
2020
Deputy
Executive Producer
2020
Ready for War
Executive Producer
2019
Bright
Director
2017
Training Day
Screenplay
2017
Suicide Squad
Writer
2016
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Fury
Director
2014
Sabotage
Director
2014
End of Watch
Director
2012
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
Street Kings
NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
2008
Harsh Times
Producer
2005
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Production Consultant
2004
S.W.A.T.
Screenplay
2003
Dark Blue
Screenplay
2002
Training Day
First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
2001
The Fast and the Furious
Screenplay
2001
U-571
Screenplay
2000
The Dirty Dozen
Director