About
Dave Bautista
Overview
David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor of Filipino-Greek descent and retired professional wrestler. He had several stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. In his acting career, he is most widely known for his portrayal of Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), up until leaving the franchise after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), and for his portrayal of Glossu Rabban Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and its sequel, Dune: Part Two (2024).
Known for
Acting |
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| 2026 | Aang: The Last Airbender | Actor | (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Last Showgirl | Actor | Eddie | 59 Average |
| 2024 | In the Lost Lands | Actor | Boyce | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Jack in Time for Christmas | Actor | Dave Bautista | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Killer's Game | Actor | Joe Flood | 60 Fair |
| 2024 | My Spy The Eternal City | Actor | J.J. | 61 Fair |
| 2024 | Parachute | Actor | Bryce | 59 Average |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Actor | Beast Rabban | 79 Good |
| 2024 | The intimate film: Sewer of the Killer Croc | Actor | Bane | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Actor | Self - 'Drax' | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Actor | Drax | 78 Good |
| 2023 | Knock at the Cabin | Actor | Leonard | 62 Fair |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Actor | Drax | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Actor | Duke Cody | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor | Self - Drax (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Biography: Edge | Actor | Self - Batista | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor | Drax | 63 Fair |
| 2021 | Dune | Actor | Beast Rabban Harkonnen | 77 Good |
| 2021 | Being James Bond | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 61 Fair |
| 2021 | Creating an Army of the Dead | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Army of the Dead | Actor | Scott Ward | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | Undertaker: The Last Ride | Actor | Batista | 73 Good |
| 2020 | The Firefly Funhouse Match | Actor | Batista (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2020 | My Spy | Actor | J.J. | 66 Fair |
| 2019 | Stuber | Actor | Vic | 64 Fair |
| 2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Actor | Trent DeRosa | 55 Average |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Actor | Drax | 82 Very good |
| 2019 | WWE WrestleMania 35 | Actor | Batista | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Actor | Owen Davidson | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | Final Score | Actor | Michael Knox | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Hotel Artemis | Actor | Everest | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Actor | Trent DeRosa | 53 Average |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Actor | Drax | 82 Very good |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | Actor | Sapper Morton | 75 Good |
| 2017 | 2048: Nowhere to Run | Actor | Sapper Morton | 62 Fair |
| 2017 | Bushwick | Actor | Stupe | 55 Average |
| 2017 | WWE: Best of the 2000's | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Actor | Drax | 75 Good |
| 2016 | The Warriors Gate | Actor | Arun | 61 Fair |
| 2016 | Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Kickboxer: Vengeance | Actor | Tong Po | 55 Average |
| 2016 | Marauders | Actor | Stockwell | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Heist | Actor | Cox | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Spectre | Actor | Hinx | 65 Fair |
| 2015 | L.A. Slasher | Actor | The Drug Dealer #1 | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2015 | The Destruction of The Shield | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2014 | WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Actor | Drax | 78 Good |
| 2014 | WWE Payback 2014 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2014 | WWE: Batista – The Animal Unleashed | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2014 | Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2014 | WWE Extreme Rules 2014 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2014 | WWE WrestleMania XXX | Actor | Batista | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2014 | WWE Royal Rumble 2014 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Riddick | Actor | Diaz | 62 Fair |
| 2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | Actor | Brass Body | 56 Average |
| 2012 | WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2012 | WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | Actor | Argomael | 53 Average |
| 2012 | WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 | Actor | Batista (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator | Actor | Batista (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | House of the Rising Sun | Actor | Ray | 57 Average |
| 2011 | WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century | Actor | Batista | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | The John Cena Experience | Actor | Batista (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2010 | WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2010 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Actor | Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team | 59 Average |
| 2010 | WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2010 | WWE Over the Limit 2010 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2010 | WWE Extreme Rules 2010 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2010 | WWE Wrestlemania XXVI | Actor | Batista | 61 Fair |
| 2010 | Wrong Side of Town | Actor | Big Ronnie 'B.R.' | 58 Average |
| 2010 | WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2010 | WWE Royal Rumble 2010 | Actor | Batista | 60 Fair |
| 2009 | WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2009 | WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2009 | WWE Survivor Series 2009 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2009 | WWE Bragging Rights 2009 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Batista - I Walk Alone | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2009 | WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2009 | WWE Extreme Rules 2009 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2009 | WWE Judgment Day 2009 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2009 | WWE Backlash 2009 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008 | Actor | Batista | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | WWE Armageddon 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE Survivor Series 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE No Mercy 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE Unforgiven 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE SummerSlam 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE The Great American Bash 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE Night of Champions 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE One Night Stand 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE Backlash 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE WrestleMania XXIV | Actor | Batista | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | WWE No Way Out 2008 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2008 | WWE Royal Rumble 2008 | Actor | Batista | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE Armageddon 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE RAW 15th Anniversary | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2007 | WWE Survivor Series 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE No Mercy 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE Unforgiven 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE SummerSlam 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE The Great American Bash 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE One Night Stand 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE Judgment Day 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE Backlash 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE WrestleMania 23 | Actor | Batista | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | WWE No Way Out 2007 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE Royal Rumble 2007 | Actor | Bautista | 60 Fair |
| 2006 | WWE Armageddon 2006 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2006 | WWE Survivor Series 2006 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2006 | WWE No Mercy 2006 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2006 | WWE SummerSlam 2006 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2006 | WWE The Great American Bash 2006 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | Actor | Wrestler (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 2005 | WWE Armageddon 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE Survivor Series 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE No Mercy 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE SummerSlam 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE The Great American Bash 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE Vengeance 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE Backlash 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE WrestleMania 21 | Actor | Batista | 61 Fair |
| 2005 | WWE No Way Out 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE Royal Rumble 2005 | Actor | Batista | 60 Fair |
| 2005 | WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2004 | WWE Survivor Series 2004 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2004 | WWE Unforgiven 2004 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2004 | WWE SummerSlam 2004 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2004 | WWE Vengeance 2004 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2004 | WWE WrestleMania XX | Actor | Batista | 61 Fair |
| 2004 | WWE Royal Rumble 2004 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2003 | WWE Armageddon 2003 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2003 | WWE Insurrextion 2003 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2003 | WWE No Way Out 2003 | Actor | Batista (Appearance) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | WWE Royal Rumble 2003 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Armageddon 2002 | Actor | Batista | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Global Warning | Actor | Deacon Batista | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Judgment Day 2002 | Actor | Deacon Batista | 59 Average |
| 2001 | OVW Christmas Chaos | Actor | Leviathan | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | WXW Rage TV | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1985 | Saturday Night's Main Event | Actor | 72 Good |
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| The Wrecking Crew | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Cooler | Actor | Ray Sagona | N/A N/A |
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| Afterburn | Actor | Jake | N/A N/A |
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| Universe's Most Wanted | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Alpha Gang | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Grendel | Actor | Beowulf | N/A N/A |
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| Dogtown | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Unleashed | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Trap House | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas | Actor | Scott Ward (voice) | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2024 | In the Lost Lands | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Killer's Game | Production | Executive Producer | 60 Fair |
| 2024 | My Spy The Eternal City | Production | Producer | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | My Spy | Production | Producer | 66 Fair |
| 2018 | Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Production | Producer | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | Final Score | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| The Wrecking Crew | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Trap House | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Afterburn | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Cooler | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Unleashed | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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| 2010 | Wrong Side of Town | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 2007 | WWE No Way Out 2007 | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |