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