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David Ayer

Writer | Director | Producer

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His favorite movie is Apocalypse Now. See more trivia »

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in Champaign, Illinois, USA
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@Schwarzenegger This is the movie Ten as seen on the Avid screen. http://t.co/3HtoYqjE3l
18 April 2013 5:10 PM, PDT
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My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Filmography

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2014 Fury (screenplay) (pre-production)
 
2012 End of Watch (written by)
 
2005 Harsh Times (written by)
 
2003 S.W.A.T. (screenplay)
 
2002 Dark Blue (screenplay)
 
2001 Training Day (written by)
 
2001 The Fast and the Furious (screenplay)
 
2000 U-571 (screenplay)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
2014 Fury (pre-production)
 
2014/II Ten (post-production)
 
2012 End of Watch
 
2008 Street Kings
 
2005 Harsh Times
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2012 End of Watch (producer)
 
2005 Harsh Times (producer)
 
2001 Training Day (co-producer)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2008 Street Kings
NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
 
2001 Training Day
First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special production footage - 1 episode)
– City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) (special production footage)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
2001 Training Day (stunts)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.1 (2012) … Himself
 
2008 Under Surveillance: Inside the World of Street Kings (video short)
Himself
 
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001-2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) … Himself
– Training Day: Crossing the Line (2001) … Himself
 
2003 Blue Code (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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S.W.A.T. -- An arrested drug kingpin is transported by a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team led by Jackson's character out of the city and into federal custody. Plans go awry when the kingpin offers $100 million to anyone who can free him. Street Kings -- Clip: Not quick enough End of Watch -- Two young officers are marked for death when they confiscate money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
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Personal Details

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Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"It was a distortion... a mercenary decision to create this parallel history in order to drive the movie for an American audience... Both my grandparents were officers in World War Two, and I would be personally offended if somebody distorted their achievements." - on his U-571 screenplay. See more »

Trivia:

His favorite movie is Apocalypse Now. See more »

Trademark:

His movies are frequently set in Los Angeles See more »