David Michael "Dave" Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and former professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and bodybuilder. From 2000–2010 and 2013–2014, he was signed to WWE under the ring name Batista, where he became a six-time world champion, winning WWE's World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice. He holds the record for the longest reign as World Heavyweight Champion at 282 days, and has also won 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 was the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match and went on to headline WrestleMania 21, one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in professional wrestling history. When Bautista returned to WWE in 2014, he won the 2014 Royal Rumble match, after which he headlined WrestleMania XXX. In August 2012, Bautista signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed martial arts. He won his MMA debut on October 6, 2012, defeating Vince Lucero via TKO in the first round. He was representing the Philippines during the fight. Bautista first entered the world of acting in 2006. As an actor, Bautista has starred in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Riddick (2013), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the 24th James Bond film, Spectre (2015), L.A. Slasher (2015), and in the 2016 Kickboxer reboot, Kickboxer: Vengeance. Bautista is set to reprise his role as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He has also appeared in several direct-to-video films since 2009.
Movie | Highlander | The Kurgan (rumored) | 2025 |
Movie | Trap House | 2025 | |
Movie | My Spy: The Eternal City | J.J. | 2024 |
Movie | Dune: Part Two | Beast Rabban | 2024-02-27 |
Movie | Parachute | 2024-04-05 | |
Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Drax the Destroyer | 2023-05-03 |
Movie | The Suicide Squad | Christopher Smith / Peacemaker | 2021-07-28 |
Movie | Dune | Beast Rabban Harkonnen | 2021-09-15 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 35 | Batista | 2019-04-07 |
Movie | Avengers: Endgame | Drax | 2019-04-24 |
Movie | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Trent DeRosa | 2019-06-20 |
Movie | Stuber | Vic | 2019-07-11 |
Movie | Avengers: Infinity War | Drax | 2018-04-25 |
Movie | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Trent DeRosa | 2018-06-05 |
Movie | Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Owen Davidson | 2018-12-20 |
Movie | Final Score | Michael Knox | 2018-09-07 |
Movie | Hotel Artemis | Everest | 2018-06-07 |
Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Drax the Destroyer | 2017-04-19 |
Movie | WWE: Best of the 2000's | Batista | 2017-04-25 |
Movie | Blade Runner 2049 | Sapper Morton | 2017-10-04 |
Movie | 2048: Nowhere to Run | Sapper Morton | 2017-09-14 |
Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy: Inferno | Himself | 2017-08-08 |
Movie | Bushwick | Stupe | 2017-08-25 |
Movie | Marauders | Stockwell | 2016-07-01 |
Movie | Kickboxer: Vengeance | Tong Po | 2016-07-14 |
Movie | The Warriors Gate | Arun | 2016-11-18 |
Movie | The Destruction of The Shield | Batista | 2015-02-17 |
Movie | Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! | Batista | 2015-06-05 |
Movie | Spectre | Mr. Hinx | 2015-10-26 |
Movie | L.A. Slasher | The Drug Dealer #1 | 2015-06-12 |
Movie | Heist | Cox | 2015-11-13 |
Movie | WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 | Batista | 2014-02-23 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXX | Batista | 2014-04-06 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2014 | Batista | 2014-01-26 |
Movie | Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 | Batista | 2014-04-09 |
Movie | Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Himself | 2014-12-09 |
Movie | WWE Payback 2014 | Batista | 2014-06-01 |
Movie | WWE Extreme Rules 2014 | Batista | 2014-05-04 |
Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | Drax the Destroyer | 2014-07-30 |
Movie | WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come | 2013-09-24 | |
Movie | Riddick | Diaz | 2013-09-02 |
Movie | The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | Argomael | 2012-01-17 |
Movie | WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man | Batista | 2012-02-24 |
Movie | WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak | Batista | 2012-07-23 |
Movie | The Man with the Iron Fists | Brass Body | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | The John Cena Experience | Batista (archive footage) | 2011-06-04 |
Movie | House of the Rising Sun | Ray | 2011-07-19 |
Movie | WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World | Batista | 2011-09-23 |
Movie | Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator | Batista (archive footage) | 2011-09-06 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2010 | Batista | 2010-01-31 |
Movie | WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 | Batista | 2010-02-21 |
Movie | Wrong Side of Town | Big Ronnie 'B.R.' | 2010-02-23 |
Movie | WWE Over the Limit 2010 | Batista | 2010-05-23 |
Movie | WWE Extreme Rules 2010 | Batista | 2010-04-25 |
Movie | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | Batista | 2010-12-07 |
Movie | WWE Wrestlemania XXVI | Batista | 2010-03-28 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2009 | Batista | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2009 | Batista | 2009-04-26 |
Movie | WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 | Batista | 2009-10-04 |
Movie | WWE Extreme Rules 2009 | Batista | 2009-06-07 |
Movie | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team | 2009-12-11 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2009 | Batista | 2009-11-22 |
Movie | WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 | Batista | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | WWE Bragging Rights 2009 | Batista | 2009-10-25 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2008 | Batista | 2008-04-27 |
Movie | WWE One Night Stand 2008 | Batista | 2008-06-01 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXIV | Batista | 2008-03-30 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2008 | Batista | 2008-02-18 |
Movie | WWE Night of Champions 2008 | Batista | 2008-06-29 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2008 | Batista | 2008-01-27 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2008 | Batista | 2008-12-14 |
Movie | WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 | Batista | 2008-10-26 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2008 | Batista | 2008-11-23 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2008 | Batista | 2008-10-05 |
Movie | WWE The Great American Bash 2008 | Batista | 2008-07-20 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2008 | Batista | 2008-09-07 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2008 | Batista | 2008-08-17 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2007 | Batista | 2007-04-29 |
Movie | WWE One Night Stand 2007 | Batista | 2007-06-03 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 23 | Batista | 2007-04-01 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2007 | Bautista | 2007-01-28 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007 | Batista | 2007-06-24 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2007 | Batista | 2007-02-18 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2007 | Batista | 2007-05-27 |
Movie | WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 | Batista | 2007-10-28 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2007 | Batista | 2007-11-18 |
Movie | WWE The Great American Bash 2007 | Batista | 2007-07-22 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2007 | Batista | 2007-10-07 |
Series | Chuck | T.I. | 2007-09-24 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2007 | Batista | 2007-08-26 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2007 | Batista | 2007-12-16 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2007 | Batista | 2007-09-16 |
Movie | Relative Strangers | Wrestler (uncredited) | 2006-05-01 |
Movie | WWE The Great American Bash 2006 | Batista | 2006-07-23 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2006 | Batista | 2006-10-09 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2006 | Batista | 2006-08-20 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2006 | Batista | 2006-12-17 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2006 | Batista | 2006-11-26 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 21 | Batista | 2005-04-03 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2005 | Batista | 2005-02-20 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2005 | Batista | 2005-05-01 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 | Batista | 2005-01-09 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2005 | Batista | 2005-01-30 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2005 | Batista | 2005-11-27 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2005 | Batista | 2005-12-08 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2005 | Batista | 2005-06-26 |
Movie | WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 | Batista | 2005-11-01 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2005 | Batista | 2005-10-09 |
Movie | WWE The Great American Bash 2005 | Batista | 2005-07-24 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2005 | Batista | 2005-08-21 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2004 | Batista | 2004-01-25 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XX | Batista | 2004-03-14 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2004 | Batista | 2004-09-12 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2004 | Batista | 2004-11-14 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2004 | Batista | 2004-08-15 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2004 | Batista | 2004-07-11 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2003 | Batista | 2003-01-19 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2003 | Batista | 2003-12-14 |
Movie | WWE Insurrextion 2003 | Batista | 2003-06-07 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2003 | Batista (Appearance) | 2003-02-23 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2002 | Deacon Batista | 2002-05-19 |
Movie | WWE Global Warning | Deacon Batista | 2002-08-10 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2002 | Batista | 2002-12-15 |
Series | Smallville | Unknown | 2001-10-16 |
Series | WWE SmackDown | Batista | 1999-04-29 |
Series | WWE Raw | Batista | 1993-01-11 |
Series | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985-05-11 |
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