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David Ayer

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57 Years Old

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.

Born

Champaign, Illinois, USA on 18th January 1968

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Training Day Image
Training Day
First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Street Kings Image
Street Kings
NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League Image
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood Image
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
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A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry Image
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
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Joker: Put on a Happy Face Image
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
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The Craft of Dirty Harry Image
The Craft of Dirty Harry
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The Business End: Violence in Cinema Image
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
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The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry Image
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
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