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Dave Bautista

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Dave Bautista

Born January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., USA143 films

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.

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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

143 films as actor
  1. TBAUnleashed
  2. TBAGrendelBeowulf
  3. TBADogtown
  4. TBAUniverse's Most Wanted
  5. TBAUntitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
  6. TBADreadnought
  7. TBARoad House 2
  8. TBAThe Romantic
  9. TBAHighlanderKurgan
  10. TBAAlly(voice)
  11. 2026Alpha GangAlpha Two
  12. 2026Avatar Aang: The Last AirbenderTagah (voice)
  13. 2026The Wrecking CrewJames Hale
  14. 2025Trap HouseRay Seale
  15. 2025AfterburnJake
  16. 2025The Naked GunDave Bautista
  17. 2025In the Lost LandsBoyce
  18. 2024The Last ShowgirlEddie
  19. 2024The Killer's GameJoe Flood
  20. 2024My Spy The Eternal CityJ.J.
  21. 2024ParachuteBryce
  22. 2024Dune: Part TwoBeast Rabban
  23. 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Drax
  24. 2023Knock at the CabinLeonard
  25. 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialDrax
  26. 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryDuke Cody
  27. 2022Thor: Love and ThunderDrax
  28. 2022Mek Raya
  29. 2021Army of ThievesScott Ward (uncredited)
  30. 2021DuneBeast Rabban Harkonnen
  31. 2021Army of the DeadScott Ward
  32. 2020My SpyJ.J.
  33. 2019StuberVic Manning
  34. 2019Escape Plan: The ExtractorsTrent DeRosa
  35. 2019Avengers: EndgameDrax
  36. 2019WWE WrestleMania 35Batista
  37. 2018Master Z: Ip Man LegacyDavidson
  38. 2018Final ScoreMichael Knox
  39. 2018Hotel ArtemisEverest
  40. 2018Escape Plan 2: HadesTrent DeRosa
  41. 2018Avengers: Infinity WarDrax
  42. 2017Blade Runner 2049Sapper Morton
  43. 20172048: Nowhere to RunSapper Morton
  44. 2017BushwickStupe
  45. 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Drax
  46. 2017WWE: Best of the 2000'sBatista
  47. 2016The Warriors GateArun
  48. 2016Randy Orton: RKO Outta NowhereBatista
  49. 2016Kickboxer: VengeanceTong Po
  50. 2016MaraudersStockwell
  51. 2015HeistCox
  52. 2015SpectreHinx
  53. 2015L.A. SlasherThe Drug Dealer #1
  54. 2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3Batista
  55. 2014Guardians of the GalaxyDrax
  56. 2014WWE Payback 2014Batista
  57. 2014WWE Extreme Rules 2014Batista
  58. 2014WWE WrestleMania XXXBatista
  59. 2014WWE Elimination Chamber 2014Batista
  60. 2014WWE Royal Rumble 2014Batista
  61. 2013RiddickDiaz
  62. 2012The Man with the Iron FistsBrass Body
  63. 2012The Scorpion King 3: Battle for RedemptionArgomael
  64. 2011House of the Rising SunRay
  65. 2010WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination ChamberBatista
  66. 2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneOfficer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
  67. 2010WWE Over the Limit 2010Batista
  68. 2010WWE Extreme Rules 2010Batista
  69. 2010WWE Wrestlemania XXVIBatista
  70. 2010Wrong Side of TownBig Ronnie 'B.R.'
  71. 2010WWE Elimination Chamber 2010Batista
  72. 2010WWE Royal Rumble 2010Batista
  73. 2009WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009Batista
  74. 2009WWE Survivor Series 2009Batista
  75. 2009WWE Bragging Rights 2009Batista
  76. 2009WWE Hell in a Cell 2009Batista
  77. 2009WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIBatista
  78. 2009WWE Extreme Rules 2009Batista
  79. 2009WWE Judgment Day 2009Batista
  80. 2009WWE Backlash 2009Batista
  81. 2008WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008Batista
  82. 2008WWE Armageddon 2008Batista
  83. 2008WWE Survivor Series 2008Batista
  84. 2008WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie GuerreroBatista
  85. 2008WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All TimeBatista
  86. 2008WWE Cyber Sunday 2008Batista
  87. 2008WWE No Mercy 2008Batista
  88. 2008WWE Unforgiven 2008Batista
  89. 2008WWE SummerSlam 2008Batista
  90. 2008WWE The Great American Bash 2008Batista
  91. 2008WWE Night of Champions 2008Batista
  92. 2008WWE One Night Stand 2008Batista
  93. 2008WWE Backlash 2008Batista
  94. 2008WWE WrestleMania XXIVBatista
  95. 2008WWE No Way Out 2008Batista
  96. 2008WWE Royal Rumble 2008Batista
  97. 2007WWE: The Best of Raw 15th AnniversaryBatista
  98. 2007WWE Armageddon 2007Batista
  99. 2007WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
  100. 2007WWE Survivor Series 2007Batista
  101. 2007WWE Cyber Sunday 2007Batista
  102. 2007WWE No Mercy 2007Batista
  103. 2007WWE Unforgiven 2007Batista
  104. 2007WWE SummerSlam 2007Batista
  105. 2007WWE The Great American Bash 2007Batista
  106. 2007WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007Batista
  107. 2007WWE One Night Stand 2007Batista
  108. 2007WWE Judgment Day 2007Batista
  109. 2007WWE Backlash 2007Batista
  110. 2007WWE WrestleMania 23Batista
  111. 2007WWE No Way Out 2007Batista
  112. 2007WWE Royal Rumble 2007Batista
  113. 2006WWE Armageddon 2006Batista
  114. 2006WWE Survivor Series 2006Batista
  115. 2006WWE No Mercy 2006Batista
  116. 2006WWE SummerSlam 2006Batista
  117. 2006WWE The Great American Bash 2006Batista
  118. 2006Relative StrangersWrestler (uncredited)
  119. 2005WWE Armageddon 2005Batista
  120. 2005WWE Survivor Series 2005Batista