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Home/People/David Ayer
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Born
Jan 18, 1968
Age 58
Place of Birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

9
Movies
0
TV Shows
14
Directed
Also Known As
دیوید آیر
IMDb Profile

David Ayer

Directing

Biography
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

as Self
2020
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League poster

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

as Self
2016
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry poster

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

as Self
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry poster

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

as Self
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood poster

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

as Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema poster

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

as Self
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry poster

The Craft of Dirty Harry

as Self
2008
Street Kings poster

Street Kings

as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
2008
Training Day poster

Training Day

as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
2001