Dave Bautista
Known for Acting · 209 credits
- Born
- 1969-01-18 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Also known as
- Batista · Dave Batista · Deacon Batista · David Bautista · Leviathan · The Animal
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
TV Shows (41)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Smallville
2001
as Aldar
Raw
1993
as Dave Bautista / Batista / Dave Batista
WWE Pay Per View
1985
Steve
2017
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
See
2019
as Edo Voss
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Deacon Batista
Chuck
2007
as T.I.
WWE Superstars
2009
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Garrett the Vampire
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
WWE Rivals
2022
as Batista
WWE 24
2015
as Batista
The Best of WWE
2020
as Batista
Iron Chef America
2005
as Self - Judge (as Batista)
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Batista
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
WWE ECW
2006
as Batista (archive footage)
Room 104
2017
as Raw Dog Avalanche
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Batista
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Fezzik
WWE Rivalries
2014
as Self
Head Case
2007
as Self
All That
2019
as Self
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as Batista
WWE Untold
2018
Ruthless Aggression
2020
as Batista
Undertaker: The Last Ride
2020
as Self
WWE Raw Classics
2025
as Batista
WWE Velocity
2002
as Deacon Batista
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004
as Self
WXW Rage TV
1996
Movies (168)
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
as Tagah (voice)
Dune
2021
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Dune: Part Two
2024
as Beast Rabban
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Drax
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Drax
The Wrecking Crew
2026
as James Hale
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Drax
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as Sapper Morton
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Drax
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Drax
The Naked Gun
2025
as Dave Bautista
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Duke Cody
Spectre
2015
as Hinx
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Drax
Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018
as Trent DeRosa
Afterburn
2025
as Jake
Riddick
2013
as Diaz
The Killer's Game
2024
as Joe Flood
Army of the Dead
2021
as Scott Ward
In the Lost Lands
2025
as Boyce
Trap House
2025
as Ray Seale
Final Score
2018
as Michael Knox
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
as Drax
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018
as Davidson
My Spy
2020
as J.J.
Knock at the Cabin
2023
as Leonard
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
as Brass Body
The Last Showgirl
2024
as Eddie
Escape Plan: The Extractors
2019
as Trent DeRosa
Batista - I Walk Alone
2009
as Batista
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
2012
as Argomael
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
as Batista
The Warriors Gate
2016
as Arun
Hotel Artemis
2018
as Everest
Mek Raya
2022
Heist
2015
as Cox
My Spy The Eternal City
2024
as J.J.
Bushwick
2017
as Stupe
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
2014
as Himself / Batista
Highlander
as Kurgan
2048: Nowhere to Run
2017
as Sapper Morton
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
as Batista
Alpha Gang
Kickboxer: Vengeance
2016
as Tong Po
House of the Rising Sun
2011
as Ray
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2008
2008
as Batista
Marauders
2016
as Stockwell
WWE: Best of the 2000's
2017
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as Batista
Stuber
2019
as Vic Manning
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2004
2004
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
as Deacon Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2003
2003
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
as Batista
Parachute
2024
as Bryce
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2003
2003
as Batista (Appearance)
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006
as Batista
WWE Global Warning
2002
as Deacon Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
2010
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005
as Batista
Grendel
as Beowulf
WWE SummerSlam 2004
2004
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2004
2004
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2005
2005
as Batista
The John Cena Experience
2011
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE Over the Limit 2010
2010
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Night of Champions 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
as Batista
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
2005
as Batista
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
2011
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE Backlash 2005
2005
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2007
2007
as Batista
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2004
2004
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2005
2005
as Batista
WWE Payback 2014
2014
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2005
2005
as Batista
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
2014
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
2007
as Batista
Jack in Time for Christmas
2024
as Self
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
2022
as Batista
About Dave Bautista
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 rei… With 209 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Dave Bautista has appeared in 168 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) — as Tagah (voice)
- Dune (2021) — as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
- Dune: Part Two (2024) — as Beast Rabban
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — as Drax
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) — as Drax
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