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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Groove Tails
Character:(voice)
Release Date:08/10/2026
The Wrecking Crew
Character:James
Release Date:28/01/2026
Trap House
Character:Ray Seale
Release Date:14/11/2025
Afterburn
Character:Jake
Release Date:20/08/2025
The Naked Gun
Character:Dave Bautista
Release Date:30/07/2025
In the Lost Lands
Character:Boyce
Release Date:27/02/2025
The Last Showgirl
Character:Eddie
Release Date:13/12/2024
Jack in Time for Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2024
The Killer's Game
Character:Joe Flood
Release Date:12/09/2024
My Spy The Eternal City
Character:J.J.
Release Date:18/07/2024
Parachute
Character:Bryce
Release Date:05/04/2024
Dune: Part Two
Character:Beast Rabban
Release Date:27/02/2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Character:Self - 'Drax'
Release Date:12/09/2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Character:Drax
Release Date:03/05/2023
Knock at the Cabin
Character:Leonard
Release Date:01/02/2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Character:Drax
Release Date:24/11/2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Character:Duke Cody
Release Date:23/11/2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Character:Drax
Release Date:06/07/2022
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Character:Batista
Release Date:19/03/2022
Dune
Character:Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Release Date:15/09/2021
Creating an Army of the Dead
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2021
Army of the Dead
Character:Scott Ward
Release Date:14/05/2021
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Character:Batista (archive footage)
Release Date:05/04/2020
My Spy
Character:J.J.
Release Date:09/01/2020
Stuber
Character:Vic Manning
Release Date:11/07/2019
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Character:Trent DeRosa
Release Date:20/06/2019
Avengers: Endgame
Character:Drax
Release Date:24/04/2019
WWE WrestleMania 35
Character:Batista
Release Date:07/04/2019
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Character:Davidson
Release Date:20/12/2018
Final Score
Character:Michael Knox
Release Date:07/09/2018
Hotel Artemis
Character:Everest
Release Date:07/06/2018
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Character:Trent DeRosa
Release Date:05/06/2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Character:Drax
Release Date:25/04/2018
Blade Runner 2049
Character:Sapper Morton
Release Date:04/10/2017
2048: Nowhere to Run
Character:Sapper Morton
Release Date:14/09/2017
Bushwick
Character:Stupe
Release Date:25/08/2017
WWE: Best of the 2000's
Character:Batista
Release Date:25/04/2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Character:Drax
Release Date:19/04/2017
The Warriors Gate
Character:Arun
Release Date:18/11/2016
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Character:Batista
Release Date:15/11/2016
Kickboxer: Vengeance
Character:Tong Po
Release Date:14/07/2016
Marauders
Character:Stockwell
Release Date:01/07/2016
Heist
Character:Cox
Release Date:13/11/2015
Spectre
Character:Hinx
Release Date:26/10/2015
L.A. Slasher
Character:The Drug Dealer #1
Release Date:12/06/2015
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
Character:Batista
Release Date:05/06/2015
The Destruction of The Shield
Character:Batista
Release Date:17/02/2015
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Character:Batista
Release Date:31/12/2014
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Character:Drax
Release Date:30/07/2014
WWE Payback 2014
Character:Batista
Release Date:01/06/2014
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
Character:Himself / Batista
Release Date:01/06/2014
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Character:Batista
Release Date:09/05/2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Character:Batista
Release Date:04/05/2014
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Character:Batista
Release Date:09/04/2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Character:Batista
Release Date:06/04/2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Character:Batista
Release Date:23/02/2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Character:Batista
Release Date:26/01/2014
Riddick
Character:Diaz
Release Date:02/09/2013
The Man with the Iron Fists
Character:Brass Body
Release Date:02/11/2012
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
Character:Batista
Release Date:22/10/2012
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Character:Batista
Release Date:23/07/2012
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Character:Batista
Release Date:24/02/2012
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Character:Argomael
Release Date:17/01/2012
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Character:Batista (archive footage)
Release Date:03/01/2012
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Character:Batista
Release Date:23/09/2011
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
Character:Batista (archive footage)
Release Date:06/09/2011
House of the Rising Sun
Character:Ray
Release Date:19/07/2011
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
Character:Batista
Release Date:12/07/2011
The John Cena Experience
Character:Batista (archive footage)
Release Date:04/06/2011
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Character:Batista
Release Date:07/12/2010
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Character:Batista
Release Date:13/07/2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Character:Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
Release Date:08/07/2010
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
Character:Batista
Release Date:08/06/2010
WWE Over the Limit 2010
Character:Batista
Release Date:23/05/2010
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
Character:Batista
Release Date:25/04/2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Character:Batista
Release Date:28/03/2010
Wrong Side of Town
Character:Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
Release Date:23/02/2010
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
Character:Batista
Release Date:21/02/2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Character:Batista
Release Date:31/01/2010
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
Character:Batista
Release Date:15/12/2009
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
Character:Batista
Release Date:13/12/2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Character:Batista
Release Date:22/11/2009
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Character:Batista
Release Date:25/10/2009
Batista - I Walk Alone
Character:Batista
Release Date:20/10/2009
Batista - I Walk Alone
Character:Batista
Release Date:19/10/2009
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
Character:Batista
Release Date:04/10/2009
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
Character:Batista
Release Date:02/08/2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
Character:Batista
Release Date:07/06/2009
WWE Judgment Day 2009
Character:Batista
Release Date:17/05/2009
WWE Backlash 2009
Character:Batista
Release Date:26/04/2009
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:20/12/2008
WWE Armageddon 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:14/12/2008
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:23/11/2008
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
Character:Batista
Release Date:11/11/2008
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Character:Batista
Release Date:10/11/2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:26/10/2008
WWE No Mercy 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:05/10/2008
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:07/09/2008
WWE SummerSlam 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:17/08/2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:20/07/2008
WWE Night of Champions 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:29/06/2008
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Character:Batista
Release Date:10/06/2008
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:01/06/2008
WWE Backlash 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:27/04/2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Character:Batista
Release Date:30/03/2008
The Undertaker: 15-0
Character:
Release Date:11/03/2008
WWE No Way Out 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:18/02/2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Character:Batista
Release Date:27/01/2008
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Character:Batista
Release Date:26/12/2007
WWE Armageddon 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:16/12/2007
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
Character:
Release Date:10/12/2007
WWE Survivor Series 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:18/11/2007
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:28/10/2007
WWE No Mercy 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:07/10/2007
WWE Unforgiven 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:16/09/2007
WWE SummerSlam 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:26/08/2007
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:22/07/2007
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:24/06/2007
WWE One Night Stand 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:03/06/2007
WWE Judgment Day 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:20/05/2007
WWE Backlash 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:29/04/2007
WWE WrestleMania 23
Character:Batista
Release Date:01/04/2007
WWE No Way Out 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:18/02/2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Character:Batista
Release Date:28/01/2007
WWE Armageddon 2006
Character:Batista
Release Date:17/12/2006
WWE Survivor Series 2006
Character:Batista
Release Date:26/11/2006
WWE No Mercy 2006
Character:Batista
Release Date:09/10/2006
WWE SummerSlam 2006
Character:Batista
Release Date:20/08/2006
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
Character:Batista
Release Date:23/07/2006
Relative Strangers
Character:Wrestler (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/2006
WWE Armageddon 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:08/12/2005
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:27/11/2005
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:01/11/2005
WWE No Mercy 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:09/10/2005
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:21/08/2005
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:24/07/2005
WWE Vengeance 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:26/06/2005
WWE Backlash 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:01/05/2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
Character:Batista
Release Date:03/04/2005
WWE No Way Out 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:20/02/2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:30/01/2005
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
Character:Batista
Release Date:09/01/2005
WWE Survivor Series 2004
Character:Batista
Release Date:14/11/2004
WWE Unforgiven 2004
Character:Batista
Release Date:12/09/2004
WWE SummerSlam 2004
Character:Batista
Release Date:15/08/2004
WWE Vengeance 2004
Character:Batista
Release Date:11/07/2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
Character:Batista
Release Date:14/03/2004
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Character:Batista
Release Date:25/01/2004
WWE Armageddon 2003
Character:Batista
Release Date:14/12/2003
WWE No Way Out 2003
Character:Batista (Appearance)
Release Date:23/02/2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Character:Batista
Release Date:19/01/2003
WWE Armageddon 2002
Character:Batista
Release Date:15/12/2002
WWE Global Warning
Character:Deacon Batista
Release Date:10/08/2002
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Character:Deacon Batista
Release Date:19/05/2002
OVW Christmas Chaos
Character:Leviathan
Release Date:31/01/2001
Television Appearances
WWE Raw Classics
Character:Batista
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self - Guest
WWE This Is Awesome
Character:Batista
WWE Rivals
Character:Batista
Marvel Studios Legends
Character:Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Fezzik
Undertaker: The Last Ride
Character:Self
The Best of WWE
Character:Batista
Ruthless Aggression
Character:Batista
See
Character:Edo Voss
All That
Character:Self
Dark Side of the Ring
Character:Batista (archive footage)
What We Do in the Shadows
Character:Garrett the Vampire
WWE Untold
Character:
Room 104
Character:Raw Dog Avalanche
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
WWE 24
Character:Batista
WWE Rivalries
Character:Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Wrestlemania Rewind
Character:Batista
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
WWE Superstars
Character:
Chuck
Character:T.I.
Head Case
Character:Self
WWE ECW
Character:Batista (archive footage)
WWE ECW
Character:Batista
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
WWE Velocity
Character:Deacon Batista
Smallville
Character:Aldar
WWE SmackDown
Character:Deacon Batista
WWE SmackDown
Character:Batista
WWE SmackDown
Character:
The View
Character:Self
WXW Rage TV
Character:
Raw
Character:Dave Bautista
Raw
Character:Batista
Raw
Character:Dave Batista
Raw
Character:
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Saturday Night's Main Event
Character:Batista
The Oscars
Character:Self - Presenter
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