Acting
Dave Bautista
EN, KO, CN cinema · 170 credits
Born
18 January 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Also known as Batista · Dave Batista · Deacon Batista · David Bautista · Leviathan · The Animal
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
Filmography
Unleashed
Unleashed
Actor, Producer
Grendel
as Beowulf
Dreadnought
Dreadnought
Actor, Producer
Highlander
Highlander
as Kurgan
Ally
as (voice)
The Wrecking Crew
as James Hale, Producer
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
as Tagah (voice)
Alpha Gang
as Alpha Two
Afterburn
as Jake, Producer
Trap House
as Ray Seale, Producer
In the Lost Lands
as Boyce, Producer
The Naked Gun
as Dave Bautista
The Last Showgirl
as Eddie
My Spy The Eternal City
as J.J., Producer
Parachute
as Bryce
The Killer's Game
as Joe Flood, Executive Producer
Dune: Part Two
as Beast Rabban
Knock at the Cabin
as Leonard
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Drax'
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Duke Cody
Dune
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Army of the Dead
as Scott Ward
Army of Thieves
as Scott Ward (uncredited)
The Firefly Funhouse Match
as Batista (archive footage)
My Spy
as J.J., Producer
Escape Plan: The Extractors
as Trent DeRosa
Stuber
as Vic Manning
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Batista
Final Score
as Michael Knox, Producer
Hotel Artemis
as Everest
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
as Davidson, Producer
Escape Plan 2: Hades
as Trent DeRosa
Blade Runner 2049
as Sapper Morton
Bushwick
as Stupe
WWE: Best of the 2000's
as Batista
2048: Nowhere to Run
as Sapper Morton
Kickboxer: Vengeance
as Tong Po
Marauders
as Stockwell
Spectre
as Hinx
L.A. Slasher
as The Drug Dealer #1
Heist
as Cox
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Batista
WWE Payback 2014
as Batista
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
as Himself / Batista
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Batista
Riddick
as Diaz
The Man with the Iron Fists
as Brass Body
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
as Batista (archive footage)
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
as Batista (archive footage)
The John Cena Experience
as Batista (archive footage)
Wrong Side of Town
as Big Ronnie 'B.R.', Stunts
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Batista
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as Batista
WWE Over the Limit 2010
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
as Batista
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
WWE Backlash 2009
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2009
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
as Batista
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
as Batista
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone
as Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2008
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2008
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2008
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2008
as Batista
WWE Night of Champions 2008
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2008
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2008
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2008
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 23
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2007
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2007
as Batista, Stunts
WWE Judgment Day 2007
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2007
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2007
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2007
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2007
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2007
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2007
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2006
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2006
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2006
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2006
as Batista
Relative Strangers
as Wrestler (uncredited)
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 21
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2005
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2005
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2005
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2005
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2005
as Batista
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2005
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2004
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2004
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XX
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2004
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2004
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2003
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2003
as Batista (Appearance)
WWE Judgment Day 2002
as Deacon Batista
WWE Global Warning
as Deacon Batista
WWE Armageddon 2002
as Batista