David Ayer
![Ayer at the 2017 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/David_Ayer_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg)
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.
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