Dave Bautista
Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Bautista, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
Tagah (voice)
movieThe Wrecking Crew
2026
James Hale
movieTrap House
2025
Ray Seale
movieThe Naked Gun
2025
Dave Bautista
tvWWE Raw Classics
2025
Batista
movieThe Killer's Game
2024
Joe Flood
movieParachute
2024
Bryce
movieDune: Part Two
2024
Beast Rabban
movieKnock at the Cabin
2023
Leonard
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self - Guest
tvWWE This Is Awesome
2022
Batista
tvWWE Rivals
2022
Batista
movieDune
2021
Beast Rabban Harkonnen
movieArmy of the Dead
2021
Scott Ward
tvMarvel Studios Legends
2021
Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
Batista (archive footage)
tvThe Best of WWE
2020
Batista
tvRuthless Aggression
2020
Batista
movieMy Spy
2020
J.J.
tvSee
2019
Edo Voss
movieStuber
2019
Vic Manning
movieEscape Plan: The Extractors
2019
Trent DeRosa
tvAll That
2019
Self
tvDark Side of the Ring
2019
Batista (archive footage)
movieWWE WrestleMania 35
2019
Batista
tvWhat We Do in the Shadows
2019
Garrett the Vampire
movieMaster Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018
Davidson
movieFinal Score
2018
Michael Knox
movieHotel Artemis
2018
Everest
movieEscape Plan 2: Hades
2018
Trent DeRosa
movieBlade Runner 2049
2017
Sapper Morton
movie2048: Nowhere to Run
2017
Sapper Morton
tvSteve
2017
Self
movieBushwick
2017
Stupe
tvRoom 104
2017
Raw Dog Avalanche
movieMarauders
2016
Stockwell
movieSpectre
2015
Hinx
movieL.A. Slasher
2015
The Drug Dealer #1
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvWWE 24
2015
Batista
movieWWE Payback 2014
2014
Batista
movieBatista: The Animal Unleashed
2014
Himself / Batista
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvWrestlemania Rewind
2014
Batista
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieRiddick
2013
Diaz
movieThe Man with the Iron Fists
2012
Brass Body
movieWWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
Batista (archive footage)
movieRandy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
2011
Batista (archive footage)
movieThe John Cena Experience
2011
Batista (archive footage)
movieMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
movieWrong Side of Town
2010
Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieWWE Backlash 2009
2009
Batista
movieWWE Armageddon 2008
2008
Batista
movieWWE No Mercy 2008
2008
Batista
movieWWE Unforgiven 2008
2008
Batista
movieWWE SummerSlam 2008
2008
Batista
movieWWE Backlash 2008
2008
Batista
movieWWE No Way Out 2008
2008
Batista
movieWWE Armageddon 2007
2007
Batista
movieWWE No Mercy 2007
2007
Batista
tvChuck
2007
T.I.
movieWWE Unforgiven 2007
2007
Batista
movieWWE SummerSlam 2007
2007
Batista
movieWWE Backlash 2007
2007
Batista
tvHead Case
2007
Self
movieWWE WrestleMania 23
2007
Batista
movieWWE No Way Out 2007
2007
Batista
movieWWE Armageddon 2006
2006
Batista
movieWWE No Mercy 2006
2006
Batista
movieWWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
Batista
tvWWE ECW
2006
Batista (archive footage) / Batista
movieRelative Strangers
2006
Wrestler (uncredited)
movieWWE Armageddon 2005
2005
Batista
movieWWE No Mercy 2005
2005
Batista
movieWWE SummerSlam 2005
2005
Batista
movieWWE Vengeance 2005
2005
Batista
movieWWE Backlash 2005
2005
Batista
movieWWE WrestleMania 21
2005
Batista
movieWWE No Way Out 2005
2005
Batista
tvIron Chef America
2005
Self - Judge (as Batista)
movieWWE Unforgiven 2004
2004
Batista
movieWWE SummerSlam 2004
2004
Batista
movieWWE Vengeance 2004
2004
Batista
movieWWE WrestleMania XX
2004
Batista
movieWWE Armageddon 2003
2003
Batista
movieWWE No Way Out 2003
2003
Batista (Appearance)
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self
movieWWE Armageddon 2002
2002
Batista
movieWWE Global Warning
2002
Deacon Batista
tvWWE Velocity
2002
Deacon Batista
movieWWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
Deacon Batista
tvSmallville
2001
Aldar
tvWWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Deacon Batista / Batista
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvRaw
1993
Dave Bautista / Batista / Dave Batista
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self - Presenter
movieGrendel
Beowulf
movieHighlander
Kurgan
movieAlly
(voice)
Production12
movieThe Wrecking Crew
2026
Producer
movieTrap House
2025
Producer
movieAfterburn
2025
Producer
movieIn the Lost Lands
2025
Producer
movieThe Killer's Game
2024
Executive Producer
movieMy Spy The Eternal City
2024
Producer
movieMy Spy
2020
Producer
movieMaster Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018
Producer
movieFinal Score
2018
Producer
Unleashed
Producer
Dreadnought
Producer