David Ayer is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. David Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland, where he was kicked out of his house by his parents as a teenager. Ayer then lived with his cousin in Los Angeles, California, where his experiences in South Central Los Angeles became the inspiration for many of his films. Ayer then enlisted in the United States Navy as a submariner.

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Will Smith and David Ayer in Suicide Squad (2016)

Keanu Reeves and David Ayer in Street Kings (2008)

Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Toby Hefferman, Jon Bernthal, and Kevin Vance in Fury (2014)

Brad Pitt, David Ayer, and Shia LaBeouf in Fury (2014)

Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal in Fury (2014)

Christian Bale, David Ayer, and Freddy Rodríguez in Harsh Times (2005)

David Ayer, Freddy Rodríguez, and Eva Longoria in Harsh Times (2005)

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña in End of Watch (2012)

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)

Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)

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