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).
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Known For
Knock at the Cabin
Leonard
2023
Being James Bond
Self (archive footage)
2021
Guardians of the Galaxy
Drax
2014
Riddick
Diaz
2013
The Man with the Iron Fists
Brass Body
2012
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Argomael
2012
House of the Rising Sun
Ray
2011
WWE Over the Limit 2010
Batista
2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Batista
2010
Wrong Side of Town
Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
2010
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
Batista
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Batista
2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
Batista
2008
WWE SummerSlam 2008
Batista
2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Batista
2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Batista
2008
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
2007
WWE Judgment Day 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Backlash 2007
Batista
2007
WWE WrestleMania 23
Batista
2007
WWE No Way Out 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Armageddon 2006
Batista
2006
WWE Survivor Series 2006
Batista
2006
WWE No Mercy 2006
Batista
2006
WWE SummerSlam 2006
Batista
2006
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
Batista
2006
WWE Armageddon 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
Batista
2005
WWE No Mercy 2005
Batista
2005
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Batista
2005
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Vengeance 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Backlash 2005
Batista
2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
Batista
2005
WWE No Way Out 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Batista
2005
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Survivor Series 2004
Batista
2004
WWE Unforgiven 2004
Batista
2004
WWE SummerSlam 2004
Batista
2004
WWE Vengeance 2004
Batista
2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
Batista
2004
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Batista
2004
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Batista
2003
The Wrecking Crew
Afterburn
Jake
2025
The Last Showgirl
Eddie
2024
My Spy The Eternal City
J.J.
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Drax'
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Drax (archive footage)
2022
Biography: Edge
Self - Batista
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Drax
2022
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Batista (archive footage)
2020
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Drax
2017
Kickboxer: Vengeance
Tong Po
2016
Heist
Cox
2015
Spectre
Hinx
2015
L.A. Slasher
The Drug Dealer #1
2015
WWE Payback 2014
Batista
2014
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
2014
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Batista
2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Batista
2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Batista
2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Batista
2014
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Batista
2012
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
Batista
2011
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Batista
2010
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
Batista
2010
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Judgment Day 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Backlash 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Armageddon 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Batista
2008
WWE No Mercy 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Batista
2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Night of Champions 2008
Batista
2008
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Backlash 2008
Batista
2008
WWE No Way Out 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Armageddon 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Survivor Series 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Batista
2007
WWE No Mercy 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Unforgiven 2007
Batista
2007
WWE SummerSlam 2007
Batista
2007
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
Batista
2007
WWE One Night Stand 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Armageddon 2003
Batista
2003
WWE No Way Out 2003
Batista (Appearance)
2003
WWE Armageddon 2002
Batista
2002
WWE Global Warning
Deacon Batista
2002
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Deacon Batista
2002
Unleashed
Cooler
Ray Sagona
The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender
(voice)
2026
In the Lost Lands
Boyce
2025
The Killer's Game
Joe Flood
2024
Parachute
Bryce
2024
Dune: Part Two
Beast Rabban
2024
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Drax
2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Drax
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Duke Cody
2022
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Batista
2022
Dune
Beast Rabban Harkonnen
2021
Army of the Dead
Scott Ward
2021
My Spy
J.J.
2020
Stuber
Vic Manning
2019
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Trent DeRosa
2019
Avengers: Endgame
Drax
2019
WWE WrestleMania 35
Batista
2019
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Davidson
2018
Final Score
Michael Knox
2018
Hotel Artemis
Everest
2018
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Trent DeRosa
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Drax
2018
Blade Runner 2049
Sapper Morton
2017
2048: Nowhere to Run
Sapper Morton
2017
Bushwick
Stupe
2017
Marauders
Stockwell
2016
Grendel
Beowulf
WWE: Best of the 2000's
Batista
2017
The Warriors Gate
Arun
2016
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Batista
2016
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
Batista
2015
The Destruction of The Shield
Batista
2015
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Batista
2014
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
Self
2014
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Batista
2014
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Batista
2012
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Batista (archive footage)
2012
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Batista
2011
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
Batista (archive footage)
2011
The John Cena Experience
Batista (archive footage)
2011
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
2010
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
Batista
2010
Trap House
Dogtown
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Batista
2010
WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
Batista
2009
Batista - I Walk Alone
Batista
2009
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
Batista
2008
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Batista
2008
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Batista
2008
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Batista
2007
Universe's Most Wanted
Creating an Army of the Dead
Self
2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Batista
2014
Alpha Gang
Jack in Time for Christmas
Self
2024
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
Groove Tails
(voice)
2025
WWE Raw Classics
Batista · (1 episode)
2025
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2022
WWE This Is Awesome
Batista · (1 episode)
2022
Marvel Studios Legends
Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited) · (8 episodes)
2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Fezzik · (1 episode)
2020
Undertaker: The Last Ride
Self · (5 episodes)
2020
The Best of WWE
Batista · (2 episodes)
2020
Ruthless Aggression
Batista · (1 episode)
2020
See
Edo Voss · (8 episodes)
2019
All That
Himself · (1 episode)
2019
What We Do in the Shadows
Garrett the Vampire · (1 episode)
2019
WWE Untold
(1 episode)
2018
Lie Detector
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Guardians Inferno
2017
Room 104
Raw Dog Avalanche · (1 episode)
2017
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2015
WWE 24
Batista · (2 episodes)
2015
WWE Rivalries
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once In A Lifetime
Batista
2012
The John Cena Experience
Batista (archive footage)
2011
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008
Dreadnought
Road House 2
The Romantic
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
WWE Superstars
(90 episodes)
2009
Chuck
T.I. · (1 episode)
2007
Head Case
Self · (1 episode)
2007
WWE ECW
Batista (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2006
Relative Strangers
Wrestler (uncredited)
2006
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
WWE Velocity
Deacon Batista · (1 episode)
2002
Smallville
Aldar · (1 episode)
2001
OVW Christmas Chaos
Leviathan
2001
WWE SmackDown
Deacon Batista · (50 episodes)
1999
WWE SmackDown
Batista · (10 episodes)
1999
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
WXW Rage TV
(1 episode)
1996
Raw
Dave Bautista · (4 episodes)
1993
Raw
Batista · (54 episodes)
1993
Raw
Dave Batista · (3 episodes)
1993
Saturday Night's Main Event
Batista · (4 episodes)
1985
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1953