David Ayer 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), and Sabotage (2014). 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.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Director
- Episode 19x18: Mean Girls, The Beekeeper, The Book of Clarence (Jan 13, 2024)
Crew Credits
Deputy (2020)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: 10-8 Search and Rescue (Feb 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: 10-8 Do No Harm (Feb 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: 10-8 Black & Blue (Jan 30, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: 10-8 Firestone (Jan 23, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: 10-8 Deputy Down (Jan 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: 10-8 Outlaws (Jan 9, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Graduation Day (Jan 2, 2020)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: 10-8 Outlaws (Jan 9, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Graduation Day (Jan 2, 2020)