Dave Bautista
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: January 18, 1969
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Known For
Filmography
as (voice)
as (voice)
as Jake
as Dave Bautista
as Boyce
as Batista
as Eddie
as Self
as Joe Flood
as J.J.
as Bryce
as Beast Rabban
as Leonard
as Duke Cody
as Self
as Batista
as Drax
as Batista
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
as Self
as Scott Ward
as Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Fezzik
as Self
as Batista (archive footage)
as Batista
as Batista
as J.J.
as Edo Voss
as Vic Manning
as Trent DeRosa
as Self
as Drax
as Batista
as Garrett the Vampire
as Davidson
as Michael Knox
as Everest
as Trent DeRosa
as Drax
as Self
as Sapper Morton
as Sapper Morton
as Stupe
as Raw Dog Avalanche
as Batista
as Arun
as Batista
as Tong Po
as Stockwell
as Cox
as Hinx
as The Drug Dealer #1
as Batista
as Self - Guest
as Batista
as Batista
as Self
as Drax
as Batista
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as Self
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as Diaz
as Brass Body
as Batista
as Argomael
as Batista (archive footage)
as Batista
as Batista (archive footage)
as Ray
as Batista (archive footage)
as Batista
as Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
as Batista
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as Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
as Batista
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as Self - Guest
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as T.I.
as Batista
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as Self
as Batista
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as Batista
as Batista
as Batista (archive footage)
as Wrestler (uncredited)
as Batista
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as Batista
as Batista
as Batista (Appearance)
as Self
as Batista
as Batista
as Deacon Batista
as Deacon Batista
as Deacon Batista
as Aldar
as Deacon Batista
as Batista
as Self
as Dave Bautista
as Batista
as Dave Batista
as Batista
as Self - Presenter
as Beowulf