Dave Bautista
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 18, 1969
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA
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
Highlander TBA
as Kurgan
- The Romantic
The Romantic TBA
Actor
- Road House 2
Road House 2 TBA
Actor
- Dreadnought
Dreadnought TBA
Actor, Producer
- Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film TBA
Actor, Producer
- Universe's Most Wanted
Universe's Most Wanted TBA
Actor
- Dogtown
Dogtown TBA
Actor
Grendel TBA
as Beowulf
- Unleashed
Unleashed TBA
Actor, Producer
Ally 2027
as (voice)
Alpha Gang 2026
as Alpha Two
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 2026
as Tagah (voice)
The Wrecking Crew 2026
as James Hale, Producer
Trap House 2025
as Ray Seale, Producer
Afterburn 2025
as Jake, Producer
The Naked Gun 2025
as Dave Bautista
In the Lost Lands 2025
as Boyce, Producer
The Last Showgirl 2024
as Eddie
Jack in Time for Christmas 2024
as Self
The Killer's Game 2024
as Joe Flood, Executive Producer
My Spy The Eternal City 2024
as J.J., Producer
Parachute 2024
as Bryce
Dune: Part Two 2024
as Beast Rabban
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
as Self - 'Drax'
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
as Drax
Knock at the Cabin 2023
as Leonard
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022
as Drax
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022
as Duke Cody
Thor: Love and Thunder 2022
as Drax
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries 2022
as Batista
Mek Raya 2022
Actor
Army of Thieves 2021
as Scott Ward (uncredited)
Dune 2021
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Creating an Army of the Dead 2021
as Self
Army of the Dead 2021
as Scott Ward
Meeting the Undertaker 2020
Actor
The Firefly Funhouse Match 2020
as Batista (archive footage)
My Spy 2020
as J.J., Producer
Stuber 2019
as Vic Manning
Escape Plan: The Extractors 2019
as Trent DeRosa
Avengers: Endgame 2019
as Drax
WWE WrestleMania 35 2019
as Batista
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy 2018
as Davidson, Producer
Final Score 2018
as Michael Knox, Producer
Hotel Artemis 2018
as Everest
Escape Plan 2: Hades 2018
as Trent DeRosa
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
as Drax
Blade Runner 2049 2017
as Sapper Morton
2048: Nowhere to Run 2017
as Sapper Morton
Bushwick 2017
as Stupe
WWE: Best of the 2000's 2017
as Batista
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017
as Drax
The Warriors Gate 2016
as Arun
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere 2016
as Batista
Kickboxer: Vengeance 2016
as Tong Po
Marauders 2016
as Stockwell
Heist 2015
as Cox
Spectre 2015
as Hinx
L.A. Slasher 2015
as The Drug Dealer #1
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! 2015
as Batista
The Destruction of The Shield 2015
as Batista
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 2014
as Batista
Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
as Drax
Story of Shield vs. Evolution 2014
as Batista
Batista: The Animal Unleashed 2014
as Himself / Batista
WWE Payback 2014 2014
as Batista
- Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 2014
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2014 2014
as Batista
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 2014
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXX 2014
as Batista
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 2014
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2014 2014
as Batista
Riddick 2013
as Diaz
The Man with the Iron Fists 2012
as Brass Body
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime 2012
as Batista
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak 2012
as Batista
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man 2012
as Batista
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption 2012
as Argomael
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 2012
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World 2011
as Batista
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator 2011
as Batista (archive footage)
House of the Rising Sun 2011
as Ray
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century 2011
as Batista
The John Cena Experience 2011
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time 2010
as Batista
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber 2010
as Batista
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 2010
as Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches 2010
as Batista
WWE Over the Limit 2010 2010
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2010 2010
as Batista
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI 2010
as Batista
Wrong Side of Town 2010
as Big Ronnie 'B.R.', Stunts
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 2010
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2010 2010
as Batista
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship 2009
as Batista
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 2009
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2009 2009
as Batista
WWE Bragging Rights 2009 2009
as Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone 2009
as Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone 2009
as Batista
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 2009
as Batista
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI 2009
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2009 2009
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2009 2009
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2009 2009
as Batista
- WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero 2008
as Batista
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time 2008
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE Night of Champions 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One 2008
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXIV 2008
as Batista
The Undertaker: 15-0 2008
Actor
WWE No Way Out 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2008 2008
as Batista
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary 2007
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary 2007
Actor
WWE Survivor Series 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 23 2007
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2007 2007
as Batista, Stunts
WWE Royal Rumble 2007 2007
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2006 2006
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2006 2006
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2006 2006
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2006 2006
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2006 2006
as Batista
Relative Strangers 2006
as Wrestler (uncredited)
WWE Armageddon 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 21 2005
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 2005
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2004 2004
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2004 2004
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2004 2004
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2004 2004
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XX 2004
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2004 2004
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2003 2003
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2003 2003
as Batista (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 2003 2003
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2002 2002
as Batista
WWE Global Warning 2002
as Deacon Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2002 2002
as Deacon Batista
- OVW Christmas Chaos
OVW Christmas Chaos 2001
as Leviathan
Credits from TMDB.