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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…

Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
as Self

Street Kings
as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)

The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
as Self

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as Self

The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self

Training Day
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)