Dave Bautista
Acting1969Washington, D.C., USA
Biography
David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of his generation's most prolific professional wrestlers, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019.
Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with WWE (then WWF) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista, initially as a member of Evolution. He would go on to win the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship four times (with his first reign remaining the longest in history at 282 days), the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena), and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He also won the 2005 and 2014 Royal Rumble matches and subsequently headlined WrestleMania 21 and WrestleMania XXX, with the former being one of the top five highest-grossing PPV events in wrestling history. Having largely stepped back from professional wrestling in 2020, he retired after WrestleMania 35 in 2019.
As an actor, Bautista is known for portraying Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014–2023) and Rabban in Dune (2021) and its 2024 sequel. Bautista has additionally starred in Spectre (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Final Score, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (both 2018), Army of the Dead (2021), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Knock at the Cabin, and Parachute (both 2023).
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Known For
Acting History
Future
2026
The Wrecking Crew
as James Hale
The Wrecking Crew
Producer
2025
Afterburn
as Jake
Trap House
as Ray Seale
The Naked Gun
as Dave Bautista
In the Lost Lands
as Boyce
Dark Side of the Ring
TVas Batista (archive footage)• 1 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
Afterburn
Producer
In the Lost Lands
Producer
Trap House
Producer
2024
My Spy The Eternal City
as J.J.
The Killer's Game
as Joe Flood
Parachute
as Bryce
Dune: Part Two
as Beast Rabban
The Last Showgirl
as Eddie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
My Spy The Eternal City
Producer
The Killer's Game
Executive Producer
2023
Knock at the Cabin
as Leonard
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Duke Cody
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Drax
WWE This Is Awesome
TVas Batista• 1 eps
WWE Rivals
TVas Batista
2021
Dune
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Army of the Dead
as Scott Ward
Marvel Studios Legends
TVas Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)• 8 eps
See
TVas Edo Voss• 8 eps
2020
The Firefly Funhouse Match
as Batista (archive footage)
My Spy
as J.J.
The Best of WWE
TVas Batista• 2 eps
Room 104
TVas Raw Dog Avalanche• 1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TVas Fezzik• 1 eps
All That
TVas Self• 1 eps
Ruthless Aggression
TVas Batista
My Spy
Producer
2019
Stuber
as Vic Manning
Escape Plan: The Extractors
as Trent DeRosa
Avengers: Endgame
as Drax
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Batista
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TVas Self• 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
TVas Garrett the Vampire• 1 eps
2018
Escape Plan 2: Hades
as Trent DeRosa
Avengers: Infinity War
as Drax
Final Score
as Michael Knox
Hotel Artemis
as Everest
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
as Davidson
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Producer
Final Score
Producer
2017
2016
2015
L.A. Slasher
as The Drug Dealer #1
Spectre
as Hinx
Heist
as Cox
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as Batista
The Destruction of The Shield
as Batista
WWE 24
TVas Batista• 2 eps
2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
as Batista
WWE Payback 2014
as Batista
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Drax
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Batista
Wrestlemania Rewind
TVas Batista
WWE Rivalries
TVas Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self - Guest
2013
Riddick
as Diaz
2012
The Man with the Iron Fists
as Brass Body
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
as Argomael
2011
House of the Rising Sun
as Ray
The John Cena Experience
as Batista (archive footage)
2010
Wrong Side of Town
as Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Batista
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
as Batista
Chuck
TVas T.I.• 1 eps
Wrong Side of Town
Stunts
2009
2008
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2008
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Batista
2007
WWE WrestleMania 23
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2007
as Batista
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Batista
Head Case
TVas Self
2006
Relative Strangers
as Wrestler (uncredited)
WWE No Mercy 2006
as Batista
Saturday Night's Main Event
TVas Batista• 4 eps
Smallville
TVas Aldar• 1 eps
WWE ECW
TVas Batista• 1 eps
2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2005
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2005
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
as Batista
2004
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self / Self - Guest
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TVas Deacon Batista / Batista
1997
The View
TVas Self
1993
Raw
TVas Batista / Dave Bautista / Dave Batista
