David Ayer
Directing
January 18, 1968 (58 years old)
Champaign, Illinois, USA
9
Acting Credits
13
Directed
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 fil...
Known For
Filmography
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
as Self
8
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
6
Street Kings
2008
as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
6.7
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
5.8
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
4.5
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
as Self
8
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
as Self
7
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
6
Training Day
2001
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
7.5