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.
TBAThe Wrecking Crew as Unknown
TBAUnleashed as Unknown
TBACooler as Ray Sagona
TBAGrendel as Beowulf
TBADogtown as Unknown
TBAUniverse's Most Wanted as Unknown
TBAAlpha Gang as Unknown
TBAUntitled FBI Wedding Sting Film as Unknown
TBADreadnought as Unknown
TBARoad House 2 as Unknown
TBAThe Romantic as Unknown
2026The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender as (voice)
2025Trap House as Unknown
2025Groove Tails as (voice)
2025Afterburn as Jake
2025The Naked Gun as Dave Bautista
2025In the Lost Lands as Boyce
2025WWE Raw Classics (1 Episode) as Batista
2024The Last Showgirl as Eddie
2024Jack in Time for Christmas as Self
2024The Killer's Game as Joe Flood
2024My Spy The Eternal City as J.J.
2024Parachute as Bryce
2024Dune: Part Two as Beast Rabban
2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - 'Drax'
2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Drax
2023Knock at the Cabin as Leonard
2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as Drax
2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Duke Cody
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show (1 Episode) as Self
2022Biography: Edge as Self - Batista
2022WWE This Is Awesome (1 Episode) as Batista
2022Thor: Love and Thunder as Drax
2022John Cena's Greatest Rivalries as Batista
2021Dune as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
2021Creating an Army of the Dead as Self
2021Army of the Dead as Scott Ward
2021Marvel Studios Legends (8 Episodes) as Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020Home Movie: The Princess Bride (1 Episode) as Fezzik
2020Undertaker: The Last Ride (5 Episodes) as Self
2020The Firefly Funhouse Match as Batista (archive footage)
2020The Best of WWE (2 Episodes) as Batista
2020Ruthless Aggression (1 Episode) as Batista
2020My Spy as J.J.
2019See (8 Episodes) as Edo Voss
2019Stuber as Vic Manning
2019Escape Plan: The Extractors as Trent DeRosa
2019All That (1 Episode) as Himself
2019Avengers: Endgame as Drax
2019WWE WrestleMania 35 as Batista
2019What We Do in the Shadows (1 Episode) as Garrett the Vampire
2018Master Z: Ip Man Legacy as Davidson
2018WWE Untold (1 Episode) as Unknown
2018Final Score as Michael Knox
2018Hotel Artemis as Everest
2018Escape Plan 2: Hades as Trent DeRosa
2018Avengers: Infinity War as Drax
2018Lie Detector (1 Episode) as Self
2017Blade Runner 2049 as Sapper Morton
20172048: Nowhere to Run as Sapper Morton
2017Bushwick as Stupe
2017Guardians Inferno as Unknown
2017Room 104 (1 Episode) as Raw Dog Avalanche
2017WWE: Best of the 2000's as Batista
2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Drax
2016The Warriors Gate as Arun
2016Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere as Batista
2016Kickboxer: Vengeance as Tong Po
2016Marauders as Stockwell
2015Heist as Cox
2015Spectre as Hinx
2015L.A. Slasher as The Drug Dealer #1
2015Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! as Batista
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2015The Destruction of The Shield as Batista
2015WWE 24 (2 Episodes) as Batista
2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 as Batista
2014Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self
2014WWE Rivalries (1 Episode) as Self
2014Guardians of the Galaxy as Drax
2014Running Wild with Bear Grylls (1 Episode) as Self
2014WWE Payback 2014 as Batista
2014Batista: The Animal Unleashed as Unknown
2014Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 as Batista
2014WWE Extreme Rules 2014 as Batista
2014Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 as Batista
2014WWE WrestleMania XXX as Batista
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2014WWE Wrestlemania Rewind (1 Episode) as Batista
2014WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 as Batista
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (3 Episodes) as Self
2014WWE Royal Rumble 2014 as Batista
2013Riddick as Diaz
2012The Man with the Iron Fists as Brass Body
2012The Rock vs. John Cena: Once In A Lifetime as Batista
2012WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Batista
2012WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man as Batista
2012The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption as Argomael
2012WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 as Batista (archive footage)
2011WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World as Batista
2011Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator as Batista (archive footage)
2011House of the Rising Sun as Ray
2011WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century as Batista
2011The John Cena Experience as Batista (archive footage)
2011The John Cena Experience as Batista (archive footage)
2010WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as Batista
2010WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber as Batista
2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
2010WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches as Batista
2010WWE Over the Limit 2010 as Batista
2010WWE Extreme Rules 2010 as Batista
2010WWE Wrestlemania XXVI as Batista
2010Wrong Side of Town as Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
2010WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 as Batista
2010WWE Royal Rumble 2010 as Batista
2009WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship as Batista
2009WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 as Batista
2009WWE Survivor Series 2009 as Batista
2009WWE Bragging Rights 2009 as Batista
2009Batista - I Walk Alone as Batista
2009WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 as Batista
2009WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI as Batista
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2009WWE Extreme Rules 2009 as Batista
2009WWE Judgment Day 2009 as Batista
2009WWE Backlash 2009 as Batista
2009WWE Superstars (90 Episodes) as Unknown
2008WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008 as Batista
2008WWE Armageddon 2008 as Batista
2008WWE Survivor Series 2008 as Batista
2008WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero as Batista
2008WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time as Batista
2008WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 as Batista
2008WWE No Mercy 2008 as Batista
2008WWE Unforgiven 2008 as Batista
2008WWE SummerSlam 2008 as Batista
2008WWE The Great American Bash 2008 as Batista
2008WWE Night of Champions 2008 as Batista
2008WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One as Batista
2008WWE One Night Stand 2008 as Batista
2008WWE Backlash 2008 as Batista
2008WWE WrestleMania XXIV as Batista
2008The Undertaker: 15-0 as Unknown
2008WWE No Way Out 2008 as Batista
2008WWE Royal Rumble 2008 as Batista
2007WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary as Batista
2007WWE Armageddon 2007 as Batista
2007WWE RAW 15th Anniversary as Unknown
2007WWE Survivor Series 2007 as Batista
2007WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 as Batista
2007WWE No Mercy 2007 as Batista
2007Chuck (1 Episode) as T.I.
2007WWE Unforgiven 2007 as Batista
2007WWE SummerSlam 2007 as Batista
2007WWE The Great American Bash 2007 as Batista
2007WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007 as Batista
2007WWE One Night Stand 2007 as Batista
2007WWE Judgment Day 2007 as Batista
2007WWE Backlash 2007 as Batista
2007Head Case (1 Episode) as Self
2007WWE WrestleMania 23 as Batista
2007WWE No Way Out 2007 as Batista
2007WWE Royal Rumble 2007 as Batista
2006WWE Armageddon 2006 as Batista
2006WWE Survivor Series 2006 as Batista
2006WWE No Mercy 2006 as Batista
2006WWE SummerSlam 2006 as Batista
2006WWE The Great American Bash 2006 as Batista
2006WWE ECW (1 Episode) as Batista (archive footage)
2006Relative Strangers as Wrestler (uncredited)
2005WWE Armageddon 2005 as Batista
2005WWE Survivor Series 2005 as Batista
2005WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 as Batista
2005WWE No Mercy 2005 as Batista
2005WWE SummerSlam 2005 as Batista
2005WWE The Great American Bash 2005 as Batista
2005WWE Vengeance 2005 as Batista
2005WWE Backlash 2005 as Batista
2005WWE WrestleMania 21 as Batista
2005WWE No Way Out 2005 as Batista
2005WWE Royal Rumble 2005 as Batista
2005WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 as Batista
2004WWE Survivor Series 2004 as Batista
2004WWE Unforgiven 2004 as Batista
2004WWE SummerSlam 2004 as Batista
2004WWE Vengeance 2004 as Batista
2004WWE WrestleMania XX as Batista
200410 Things Every Guy Should Experience (1 Episode) as Self
2004WWE Royal Rumble 2004 as Batista
2003WWE Armageddon 2003 as Batista
2003WWE No Way Out 2003 as Batista (Appearance)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self
2003WWE Royal Rumble 2003 as Batista
2002WWE Armageddon 2002 as Batista
2002WWE Global Warning as Deacon Batista
2002WWE Velocity (1 Episode) as Deacon Batista
2002WWE Judgment Day 2002 as Deacon Batista
2001Smallville (1 Episode) as Aldar
2001OVW Christmas Chaos as Leviathan
1999WWE SmackDown (50, 10 Episode) as Deacon Batista, Batista
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1996WXW Rage TV (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993Raw (4, 54, 3 Episode) as Dave Bautista, Batista, Dave Batista
1985Saturday Night's Main Event (4 Episodes) as Batista
1953The Oscars (1 Episode) as Self - Presenter
TBAUnleashed ... Producer
TBACooler ... Producer
TBAThe Wrecking Crew ... Producer
TBAUntitled FBI Wedding Sting Film ... Producer
TBADreadnought ... Executive Producer
2025Trap House ... Executive Producer
2025Afterburn ... Producer
2025In the Lost Lands ... Producer
2024The Killer's Game ... Executive Producer
2024My Spy The Eternal City ... Producer
2020My Spy ... Producer
2018Master Z: Ip Man Legacy ... Producer
2018Final Score ... Producer