David Ayer

David Ayer
Ayer at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1968-01-18) January 18, 1968 (age 56) Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations	Film director film producer screenwriter
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Mireya Ayer ​ ​ (m. 2002; sep. 2017)​
Children	4
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1986–1988

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.