Dave Bautista
January 18, 1969 (55 years old) in Washington, D.C., USA
David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor of Filipino-Greek descent and retired professional wrestler. He had several stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. In his acting career, he is most widely known for his portrayal of Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), up until leaving the franchise after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), and for his portrayal of Glossu Rabban Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and its sequel, Dune: Part Two (2024).
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Aang: The Last Airbender as (voice)
- 2025 · In the Lost Lands as Boyce
- 2024 · The Last Showgirl as Eddie
- 2024 · Jack in Time for Christmas as Self
- 2024 · The Killer's Game as Joe Flood
- 2024 · My Spy The Eternal City as J.J.
- 2024 · Parachute as Bryce
- 2024 · Dune: Part Two as Beast Rabban
- 2023 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - 'Drax'
- 2023 · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Drax
- 2023 · Knock at the Cabin as Leonard
- 2022 · The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as Drax
- 2022 · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Duke Cody
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - Drax (archive footage)
- 2022 · WWE This Is Awesome as Batista
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Drax
- 2021 · Dune as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
- 2021 · Being James Bond as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Creating an Army of the Dead as Self
- 2021 · Army of the Dead as Scott Ward
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Fezzik
- 2020 · Undertaker: The Last Ride as Batista
- 2020 · The Best of WWE as Batista
- 2020 · Ruthless Aggression as Batista
- 2020 · My Spy as J.J.
- 2019 · See as Edo Voss
- 2019 · Stuber as Vic
- 2019 · Escape Plan: The Extractors as Trent DeRosa
- 2019 · All That as Himself
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Drax
- 2019 · WWE WrestleMania 35 as Batista
- 2019 · What We Do in the Shadows as Garrett the Vampire
- 2018 · Master Z: Ip Man Legacy as Owen Davidson
- 2018 · WWE Untold as
- 2018 · Final Score as Michael Knox
- 2018 · Hotel Artemis as Everest
- 2018 · Escape Plan 2: Hades as Trent DeRosa
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Drax
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2017 · Blade Runner 2049 as Sapper Morton
- 2017 · 2048: Nowhere to Run as Sapper Morton
- 2017 · Bushwick as Stupe
- 2017 · Room 104 as Raw Dog Avalanche
- 2017 · WWE: Best of the 2000's as Batista
- 2017 · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Drax
- 2016 · The Warriors Gate as Arun
- 2016 · Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere as Batista
- 2016 · Kickboxer: Vengeance as Tong Po
- 2016 · Marauders as Stockwell
- 2015 · Heist as Cox
- 2015 · Spectre as Hinx
- 2015 · L.A. Slasher as The Drug Dealer #1
- 2015 · Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! as Batista
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · WWE 24 as Batista
- 2014 · Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self
- 2014 · WWE Rivalries as Self
- 2014 · WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries as Self
- 2014 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Drax
- 2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- 2014 · WWE Payback 2014 as Batista
- 2014 · Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 as Batista
- 2014 · WWE Extreme Rules 2014 as Batista
- 2014 · Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 as Batista
- 2014 · WWE WrestleMania XXX as Batista
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · WWE Royal Rumble 2014 as Batista
- 2013 · Riddick as Diaz
- 2012 · The Man with the Iron Fists as Brass Body
- 2012 · WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Batista
- 2012 · WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man as Batista
- 2012 · The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption as Argomael
- 2011 · Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator as Batista (archive footage)
- 2011 · House of the Rising Sun as Ray
- 2011 · WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century as Batista
- 2010 · WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as Batista
- 2010 · WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber as Batista
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
- 2010 · WWE Extreme Rules 2010 as Batista
- 2010 · WWE Wrestlemania XXVI as Batista
- 2010 · Wrong Side of Town as Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
- 2010 · WWE Royal Rumble 2010 as Batista
- 2009 · WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship as Batista
- 2009 · WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 as Batista
- 2009 · WWE Survivor Series 2009 as Batista
- 2009 · WWE Bragging Rights 2009 as Batista
- 2009 · Batista - I Walk Alone as Batista
- 2009 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 as Batista
- 2009 · WWE Extreme Rules 2009 as Batista
- 2009 · WWE Judgment Day 2009 as Batista
- 2009 · WWE Backlash 2009 as Batista
- 2009 · WWE Superstars as
- 2008 · WWE Survivor Series 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero as Batista
- 2008 · WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time as Batista
- 2008 · WWE No Mercy 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE The Great American Bash 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE One Night Stand 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE WrestleMania XXIV as Batista
- 2008 · WWE Royal Rumble 2008 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary as Batista
- 2007 · WWE Survivor Series 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · Chuck as T.I.
- 2007 · WWE SummerSlam 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE One Night Stand 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE Judgment Day 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · Head Case as Self
- 2007 · WWE WrestleMania 23 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE No Way Out 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE Royal Rumble 2007 as Bautista
- 2006 · WWE Survivor Series 2006 as Batista
- 2006 · WWE No Mercy 2006 as Batista
- 2006 · WWE SummerSlam 2006 as Batista
- 2006 · WWE The Great American Bash 2006 as Batista
- 2006 · WWE ECW as Batista (archive footage)
- 2006 · Relative Strangers as Wrestler (uncredited)
- 2005 · WWE Armageddon 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE Survivor Series 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE No Mercy 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE Backlash 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE WrestleMania 21 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE No Way Out 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE Royal Rumble 2005 as Batista
- 2004 · WWE Unforgiven 2004 as Batista
- 2004 · WWE SummerSlam 2004 as Batista
- 2004 · WWE WrestleMania XX as Batista
- 2004 · 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience as Self
- 2004 · WWE Royal Rumble 2004 as Batista
- 2003 · WWE Insurrextion 2003 as Batista
- 2003 · WWE No Way Out 2003 as Batista (Appearance)
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · WWE Royal Rumble 2003 as Batista
- 2002 · WWE Armageddon 2002 as Batista
- 2002 · WWE Velocity as Deacon Batista
- 2001 · Smallville as Aldar
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Deacon Batista
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Batista
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · WXW Rage TV as
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Dave Bautista
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Batista
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Batista (archive footage)
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Dave Batista
- Future · The Wrecking Crew as
- 2022 · Biography: Edge as Self - Batista
- 2020 · The Firefly Funhouse Match as Batista (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Destruction of The Shield as Batista
- 2014 · WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 as Batista
- 2014 · WWE: Batista – The Animal Unleashed as
- 2014 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 as Batista
- 2012 · WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 as Batista (archive footage)
- 2011 · WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World as Batista
- 2011 · The John Cena Experience as Batista (archive footage)
- 2010 · WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches as Batista
- 2010 · WWE Over the Limit 2010 as Batista
- 2010 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE Armageddon 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE Unforgiven 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE SummerSlam 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE Night of Champions 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One as Batista
- 2008 · WWE Backlash 2008 as Batista
- 2008 · WWE No Way Out 2008 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE Armageddon 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE RAW 15th Anniversary as
- 2007 · WWE No Mercy 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE Unforgiven 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE The Great American Bash 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007 as Batista
- 2007 · WWE Backlash 2007 as Batista
- 2006 · WWE Armageddon 2006 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE SummerSlam 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE The Great American Bash 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE Vengeance 2005 as Batista
- 2005 · WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 as Batista
- 2004 · WWE Survivor Series 2004 as Batista
- 2003 · WWE Armageddon 2003 as Batista
- Future · Alpha Gang as
- Future · Afterburn as Jake
- 2001 · OVW Christmas Chaos as Leviathan
- Future · Trap House as
- Future · Dogtown as
- Future · Universe's Most Wanted as
- Future · Cooler as Ray Sagona
- Future · Unleashed as
- 2004 · WWE Vengeance 2004 as Batista
- 2002 · WWE Global Warning as Deacon Batista
- 2002 · WWE Judgment Day 2002 as Deacon Batista
- 1985 · Saturday Night's Main Event as
- Future · Grendel as Beowulf
- Future · Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film as