Dave Bautista
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Film
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Tagah (voice)
2026
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Smallville
Aldar
2001
Series
Raw
Dave Bautista
1993
Series
Raw
Batista
1993
Series
Raw
Dave Batista
1993
Series
Raw
1993
Film
Avengers: Infinity War
Drax
2018
Film
Avengers: Endgame
Drax
2019
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Film
Dune: Part Two
Beast Rabban
2024
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Film
Dune
Beast Rabban Harkonnen
2021
Film
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Drax
2023
Series
Chuck
T.I.
2007
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Deacon Batista
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Batista
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Film
The Wrecking Crew
James Hale
2026
Film
Blade Runner 2049
Sapper Morton
2017
Series
WWE Superstars
2009
Series
See
Edo Voss
2019
Film
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Drax
2017
Series
What We Do in the Shadows
Garrett the Vampire
2019
Film
Thor: Love and Thunder
Drax
2022
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Batista
1985
Series
Steve
Self
2017
Film
Guardians of the Galaxy
Drax
2014
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Series
Marvel Studios Legends
Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Film
The Naked Gun
Dave Bautista
2025
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Series
Dark Side of the Ring
Batista (archive footage)
2019
Series
Iron Chef America
Self - Judge (as Batista)
2005
Film
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Drax
2022
Film
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Duke Cody
2022
Film
Spectre
Hinx
2015
Series
Room 104
Raw Dog Avalanche
2017
Film
My Spy
J.J.
2020
Film
Trap House
Ray Seale
2025
Series
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Series
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
Film
In the Lost Lands
Boyce
2025
Film
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Argomael
2012
Film
Army of the Dead
Scott Ward
2021
Series
The Best of WWE
Batista
2020
Film
Afterburn
Jake
2025
Series
WWE Rivals
Batista
2022
Series
WWE ECW
Batista (archive footage)
2006
Series
WWE ECW
Batista
2006
Series
Wrestlemania Rewind
Batista
2014
Film
Riddick
Diaz
2013
Film
Knock at the Cabin
Leonard
2023
Series
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Fezzik
2020
Film
The Killer's Game
Joe Flood
2024
Film
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Trent DeRosa
2018
Film
My Spy The Eternal City
J.J.
2024
Film
Final Score
Michael Knox
2018
Series
Head Case
Self
2007
Series
WWE 24
Batista
2015
Film
Hotel Artemis
Everest
2018
Series
All That
Self
2019
Series
WWE This Is Awesome
Batista
2022
Film
The Man with the Iron Fists
Brass Body
2012
Film
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Davidson
2018
Series
WWE Untold
2018
Film
Stuber
Vic Manning
2019
Film
Marauders
Stockwell
2016
Series
Undertaker: The Last Ride
Self
2020
Film
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Trent DeRosa
2019
Film
Heist
Cox
2015
Film
Highlander
Kurgan
Series
WWE Rivalries
Self
2014
Film
The Last Showgirl
Eddie
2024
Series
Ruthless Aggression
Batista
2020
Film
The Warriors Gate
Arun
2016
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Drax'
2023
Film
Bushwick
Stupe
2017
Film
Kickboxer: Vengeance
Tong Po
2016
Series
WWE Raw Classics
Batista
2025
Film
Parachute
Bryce
2024
Film
Mek Raya
2022
Film
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Batista
2014
Series
WWE Velocity
Deacon Batista
2002
Film
2048: Nowhere to Run
Sapper Morton
2017
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Self
2004
Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
2010
Film
Wrong Side of Town
Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
2010
Film
WWE WrestleMania XX
Batista
2004
Film
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Batista
2022
Film
Relative Strangers
Wrestler (uncredited)
2006
Film
House of the Rising Sun
Ray
2011
Film
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Batista
2011
Film
Grendel
Beowulf
Film
Batista - I Walk Alone
Batista
2009
Film
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Batista
2010
Film
Jack in Time for Christmas
Self
2024
Film
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
Batista
2005
Film
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
Batista
2012
Film
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Batista
2014
Film
WWE: Best of the 2000's
Batista
2017
Film
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Batista
2008
Film
WWE WrestleMania 21
Batista
2005
Film
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
Batista
2006
Film
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Batista
2007
Film
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Batista
2014
Film
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
Batista
2009
Film
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
Batista
2010
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Batista
2007
Film
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Armageddon 2007
Batista
2007
Film
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
Batista
2015
Film
WWE No Way Out 2003
Batista (Appearance)
2003
Film
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
Batista
2007
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2004
Batista
2004
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Batista
2010
Film
WWE WrestleMania 23
Batista
2007
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2006
Batista
2006
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Batista
2003
Film
WWE No Mercy 2007
Batista
2007
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2006
Batista
2006
Film
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Batista
2010
Film
WWE No Mercy 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2007
Batista
2007
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Deacon Batista
2002
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2007
Batista
2007
Film
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Batista
2012
Film
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
Batista
2009
Film
WWE Global Warning
Deacon Batista
2002
Film
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
Himself / Batista
2014
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Batista
2009
Film
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Night of Champions 2008
Batista
2008
Film
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Batista (archive footage)
2020
Film
L.A. Slasher
The Drug Dealer #1
2015
Film
WWE One Night Stand 2007
Batista
2007
Film
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
Batista
2005
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2004
Batista
2004
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
Film
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Batista
2009
Film
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Batista
2007
Film
Ally
(voice)
Dreadnought
Film
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
Batista
2009
Film
The John Cena Experience
Batista (archive footage)
2011
Road House 2
Film
WWE WrestleMania 35
Batista
2019
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Batista
2014
Film
WWE No Way Out 2007
Batista
2007
Film
Creating an Army of the Dead
Self
2021
Film
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
Batista
2007
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Batista
2005
Film
WWE Over the Limit 2010
Batista
2010
Film
Meeting the Undertaker
2020
Film
WWE No Mercy 2006
Batista
2006
Film
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Batista
2010
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Batista
2004
Film
WWE No Mercy 2005
Batista
2005
Series
WXW Rage TV
1996
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Batista
2014
Film
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Batista
2016
Film
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
Batista
2010
Film
WWE Payback 2014
Batista
2014
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Vengeance 2004
Batista
2004
Film
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
Batista
2009
Film
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
Batista (archive footage)
2011
Film
WWE Backlash 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Armageddon 2002
Batista
2002
Film
WWE No Way Out 2008
Batista
2008
Dogtown
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Batista
2005
Film
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Batista
2014
Film
Alpha Gang
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Batista
2005
Film
WWE Vengeance 2005
Batista
2005
Film
WWE No Way Out 2005
Batista
2005
Film
WWE Armageddon 2003
Batista
2003
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2007
Batista
2007
Film
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
Batista
2011
Film
WWE Armageddon 2006
Batista
2006
Film
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Batista
2012
The Romantic
Film
WWE Backlash 2007
Batista
2007
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Batista
2014
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2004
Batista
2004
Film
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
Batista
2008
Film
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Batista (archive footage)
2012
Film
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
Batista
2010
Film
The Destruction of The Shield
Batista
2015
Film
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
Batista
2009
Film
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Backlash 2009
Batista
2009
Film
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
Batista
2005
Film
WWE Armageddon 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2009
Batista
2009
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2007
Batista
2007
Film
WWE Backlash 2005
Batista
2005
Film
WWE Armageddon 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
Batista
2008
Film
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Batista
2008
Film
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008
Film
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
2007
OVW Christmas Chaos
Leviathan
2001
Film
Batista - I Walk Alone
Batista
2009
Universe's Most Wanted
Unleashed