Dave Bautista
Acting
- Born:
- 1969-01-18
- Place of birth:
- Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Alpha Gang
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
The Wrecking Crew
Trap House
Afterburn
The Naked Gun
In the Lost Lands
WWE Raw Classics
The Last Showgirl
Jack in Time for Christmas
The Killer's Game
My Spy The Eternal City
Parachute
Dune: Part Two
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Knock at the Cabin
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The Jennifer Hudson Show
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Rivals
Thor: Love and Thunder
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Mek Raya
Army of Thieves
Dune
Creating an Army of the Dead
Army of the Dead
Marvel Studios Legends
Meeting the Undertaker
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Undertaker: The Last Ride
The Firefly Funhouse Match
The Best of WWE
Ruthless Aggression
My Spy
See
Stuber
Escape Plan: The Extractors
All That
Avengers: Endgame
Dark Side of the Ring
WWE WrestleMania 35
What We Do in the Shadows
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
WWE Untold
Final Score
Hotel Artemis
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Avengers: Infinity War
Blade Runner 2049
2048: Nowhere to Run
Steve
Bushwick
Room 104
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
WWE: Best of the 2000's
The Warriors Gate
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Kickboxer: Vengeance
Marauders
Heist
Spectre
L.A. Slasher
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Destruction of The Shield
WWE 24
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE Rivalries
Guardians of the Galaxy
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
WWE Payback 2014
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Wrestlemania Rewind
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Riddick
The Man with the Iron Fists
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
House of the Rising Sun
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
The John Cena Experience
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
WWE Over the Limit 2010
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Wrong Side of Town
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Batista - I Walk Alone
Batista - I Walk Alone
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
WWE Judgment Day 2009
WWE Backlash 2009
WWE Superstars
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
WWE Armageddon 2008
WWE Survivor Series 2008
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
WWE No Mercy 2008
WWE Unforgiven 2008
WWE SummerSlam 2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
WWE Night of Champions 2008
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
WWE One Night Stand 2008
WWE Backlash 2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
The Undertaker: 15-0
WWE No Way Out 2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE Armageddon 2007
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
WWE Survivor Series 2007
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
WWE No Mercy 2007
Chuck
WWE Unforgiven 2007
WWE SummerSlam 2007
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
WWE One Night Stand 2007
WWE Judgment Day 2007
WWE Backlash 2007
Head Case
WWE WrestleMania 23
WWE No Way Out 2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
WWE Armageddon 2006
WWE Survivor Series 2006
WWE No Mercy 2006
WWE SummerSlam 2006
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
WWE ECW
Relative Strangers
WWE Armageddon 2005
WWE Survivor Series 2005
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
WWE No Mercy 2005
Made in Hollywood
WWE SummerSlam 2005
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
WWE Vengeance 2005
WWE Backlash 2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE No Way Out 2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Iron Chef America
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
WWE Survivor Series 2004
WWE Unforgiven 2004
WWE SummerSlam 2004
WWE Vengeance 2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
WWE Armageddon 2003
WWE No Way Out 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
WWE Armageddon 2002
WWE Global Warning
WWE Velocity
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Smallville
OVW Christmas Chaos
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
The View
WXW Rage TV
Raw
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Oscars
Unleashed
Grendel
Dogtown
Universe's Most Wanted
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
Dreadnought
Road House 2
The Romantic
Highlander
Ally
God of War