Dave Bautista
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 has starred in the well-received films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Spectre (2015), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Blade Runner 2049 (both 2017), Avengers: Infinity War, Final Score, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (all 2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Army of the Dead, Dune (2021), Thor: Love and Thunder, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (all 2022), Knock at the Cabin, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Parachute (all 2023), and Dune: Part Two (2024).
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Acted in
Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
as (voice)
In the Lost Lands
2025
as Boyce
WWE Raw Classics
2025
as Batista
The Last Showgirl
2024
as Eddie
Jack in Time for Christmas
2024
as Self
The Killer's Game
2024
as Joe Flood
My Spy The Eternal City
2024
as J.J.
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
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Self - Drax (archive footage)
Biography: Edge
2022
as Self - Batista
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as Batista
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Drax
Dune
2021
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Being James Bond
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Creating an Army of the Dead
2021
as Self
Army of the Dead
2021
as Scott Ward
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Fezzik
Undertaker: The Last Ride
2020
as Batista
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
as Batista (archive footage)
The Best of WWE
2020
as Batista
Ruthless Aggression
2020
as Batista
My Spy
2020
as J.J.
See
2019
as Edo Voss
Stuber
2019
as Vic Manning
Escape Plan: The Extractors
2019
as Trent DeRosa
All That
2019
as Himself
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Drax
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
as Batista
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Garrett the Vampire
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018
as Owen Davidson
WWE Untold
2018
Final Score
2018
as Michael Knox
Hotel Artemis
2018
as Everest
Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018
as Trent DeRosa
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Drax
Lie Detector
2018
as Self
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as Sapper Morton
2048: Nowhere to Run
2017
as Sapper Morton
Bushwick
2017
as Stupe
Room 104
2017
as Raw Dog Avalanche
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
2014
as Batista
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
2014
as Self
WWE Rivalries
2014
as Self
WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
2014
as Self
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Drax
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
WWE Payback 2014
2014
as Batista
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
2014
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
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
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
2011
as Batista
The John Cena Experience
2011
as Batista (archive footage)
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.'
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
as Batista
WWE: 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
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2009
2009
as Batista
WWE Superstars
2009
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 Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
as Batista
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
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
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
WWE Survivor Series 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2007
2007
as Batista
Chuck
2007
as T.I.
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
Head Case
2007
as Self
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007
as Batista
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
WWE ECW
2006
as Batista (archive footage)
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
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004
as Self
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2003
2003
as Batista
WWE Insurrextion 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 Velocity
2002
as Deacon Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
as Deacon Batista
Smallville
2001
as Aldar
OVW Christmas Chaos
2001
as Leviathan
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Deacon Batista
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Batista
WXW Rage TV
1996
Raw
1993
as Dave Bautista
Raw
1993
as Batista
Raw
1993
as Batista (archive footage)
Raw
1993
as Dave Batista
The Wrecking Crew
Unleashed
Cooler
as Ray Sagona
Afterburn
as Jake
Grendel
as Beowulf
Trap House
Dogtown
Universe's Most Wanted
Alpha Gang
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
The Undertaker: 15-0