Dave Bautista
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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Acting (151 movies)
Wrong Side of Town
2010
Knock at the Cabin
2023
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
2007
House of the Rising Sun
2011
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
WWE Survivor Series 2004
2004
WWE SummerSlam 2004
2004
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
Riddick
2013
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
WWE SummerSlam 2008
2008
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
2009
WWE Backlash 2007
2007
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
2006
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
WWE Over the Limit 2010
2010
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
2005
WWE Unforgiven 2004
2004
WWE Vengeance 2004
2004
WWE No Way Out 2005
2005
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
2005
WWE Backlash 2005
2005
WWE Vengeance 2005
2005
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
WWE No Mercy 2005
2005
WWE SummerSlam 2005
2005
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
2005
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005
WWE Global Warning
2002
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
WWE No Mercy 2006
2006
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006
WWE Armageddon 2003
2003
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
2007
WWE No Way Out 2008
2008
WWE One Night Stand 2007
2007
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007
WWE Judgment Day 2007
2007
WWE Unforgiven 2007
2007
WWE Survivor Series 2007
2007
WWE SummerSlam 2007
2007
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
WWE Backlash 2008
2008
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
2007
WWE No Mercy 2007
2007
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
WWE Night of Champions 2008
2008
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
2008
WWE No Mercy 2008
2008
WWE Unforgiven 2008
2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
WWE Armageddon 2008
2008
WWE Judgment Day 2009
2009
WWE Backlash 2009
2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
2009
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
2010
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
WWE Armageddon 2007
2007
WWE No Way Out 2003
2003
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
WWE Payback 2014
2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
2014
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
Spectre
2015
L.A. Slasher
2015
Kickboxer: Vengeance
2016
The Last Showgirl
2024
Afterburn
2025
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
My Spy The Eternal City
2024
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
Heist
2015
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
2011
Marauders
2016
The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
Parachute
2024
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Final Score | 2018 | Producer |
| Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | 2018 | Producer |
| My Spy | 2020 | Producer |
| My Spy The Eternal City | 2024 | Producer |
| The Killer's Game | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| In the Lost Lands | 2025 | Producer |
| Afterburn | 2025 | Producer |
| Trap House | 2025 | Producer |