Dave Bautista

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

212

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-01-18 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Dave Bautista

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

  • The Wrecking Crew

    The Wrecking Crew

  • Smallville

    Smallville

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Trap House

    Trap House

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • See

    See

  • Chuck

    Chuck

  • The Naked Gun

    The Naked Gun

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • Dune

    Dune

  • Afterburn

    Afterburn

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

  • Blade Runner 2049

    Blade Runner 2049

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Thor: Love and Thunder

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • WWE Friday Night SmackDown

    WWE Friday Night SmackDown

  • WWE Friday Night SmackDown

    WWE Friday Night SmackDown

  • WWE Friday Night SmackDown

    WWE Friday Night SmackDown

  • Spectre

    Spectre

  • Riddick

    Riddick

  • WWE Superstars

    WWE Superstars

  • In the Lost Lands

    In the Lost Lands

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Room 104

    Room 104

  • Bushwick

    Bushwick

  • Relative Strangers

    Relative Strangers

  • Parachute

    Parachute

  • Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event

  • My Spy

    My Spy

  • The Killer's Game

    The Killer's Game

  • Army of the Dead

    Army of the Dead

  • WWE ECW

    WWE ECW

  • WWE ECW

    WWE ECW

  • Highlander

    Highlander

  • The Firefly Funhouse Match

    The Firefly Funhouse Match

  • Final Score

    Final Score

  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

    The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

  • Knock at the Cabin

    Knock at the Cabin

  • Dark Side of the Ring

    Dark Side of the Ring

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • WWE This Is Awesome

    WWE This Is Awesome

  • My Spy The Eternal City

    My Spy The Eternal City

  • All That

    All That

  • The Best of WWE

    The Best of WWE

  • Escape Plan 2: Hades

    Escape Plan 2: Hades

  • Head Case

    Head Case

  • WWE 24

    WWE 24

  • WWE: Best of the 2000's

    WWE: Best of the 2000's

  • Alpha Gang

    Alpha Gang

  • WWE No Mercy 2008

    WWE No Mercy 2008

  • Wrestlemania Rewind

    Wrestlemania Rewind

  • The Romantic

    The Romantic

  • WWE Rivals

    WWE Rivals

  • Escape Plan: The Extractors

    Escape Plan: The Extractors

  • Stuber

    Stuber

  • Grendel

    Grendel

  • WWE Rivalries

    WWE Rivalries

  • Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

    Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

  • Heist

    Heist

  • The Last Showgirl

    The Last Showgirl

  • Kickboxer: Vengeance

    Kickboxer: Vengeance

  • The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

    The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

  • Dreadnought

    Dreadnought

  • Groove Tails

    Groove Tails

  • Marauders

    Marauders

  • Universe's Most Wanted

    Universe's Most Wanted

  • Dogtown

    Dogtown

  • WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

    WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

  • WWE WrestleMania XX

    WWE WrestleMania XX

  • The Man with the Iron Fists

    The Man with the Iron Fists

  • Ruthless Aggression

    Ruthless Aggression

  • Hotel Artemis

    Hotel Artemis

  • Undertaker: The Last Ride

    Undertaker: The Last Ride

  • WWE Raw Classics

    WWE Raw Classics

  • The Warriors Gate

    The Warriors Gate

  • WWE Untold

    WWE Untold

  • WWE WrestleMania XXIV

    WWE WrestleMania XXIV

  • John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

    John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

    The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

  • 2048: Nowhere to Run

    2048: Nowhere to Run

  • Creating an Army of the Dead

    Creating an Army of the Dead

  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

  • WWE No Mercy 2005

    WWE No Mercy 2005

  • WWE WrestleMania 35

    WWE WrestleMania 35

  • 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

    10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

  • WWE No Mercy 2006

    WWE No Mercy 2006

  • WWE WrestleMania XXX

    WWE WrestleMania XXX

  • WWE No Mercy 2007

    WWE No Mercy 2007

  • WXW Rage TV

    WXW Rage TV

  • WWE Judgment Day 2009

    WWE Judgment Day 2009

  • WWE Velocity

    WWE Velocity

  • WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

    WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

  • Road House 2

    Road House 2

  • House of the Rising Sun

    House of the Rising Sun

  • Wrong Side of Town

    Wrong Side of Town

  • WWE Survivor Series 2006

    WWE Survivor Series 2006

  • WWE Survivor Series 2009

    WWE Survivor Series 2009

  • WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007

    WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007

  • WWE SummerSlam 2006

    WWE SummerSlam 2006

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008

    WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008

  • L.A. Slasher

    L.A. Slasher

  • WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

  • WWE WrestleMania 21

    WWE WrestleMania 21

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2014

    WWE Royal Rumble 2014

  • Batista: The Animal Unleashed

    Batista: The Animal Unleashed

  • WWE SummerSlam 2007

    WWE SummerSlam 2007

  • WWE Global Warning

    WWE Global Warning

  • Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

    Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

  • WWE No Way Out 2008

    WWE No Way Out 2008

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2004

    WWE Royal Rumble 2004

  • WWE Over the Limit 2010

    WWE Over the Limit 2010

  • WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

    WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

  • WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

    WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

  • The Undertaker: 15-0

    The Undertaker: 15-0

  • Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

    Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

  • The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

    The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

  • WWE WrestleMania 23

    WWE WrestleMania 23

  • WWE Armageddon 2003

    WWE Armageddon 2003

  • The History of the World Heavyweight Championship

    The History of the World Heavyweight Championship

  • Jack in Time for Christmas

    Jack in Time for Christmas

  • WWE Judgment Day 2002

    WWE Judgment Day 2002

  • WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

    WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2010

    WWE Royal Rumble 2010

  • WWE Survivor Series 2008

    WWE Survivor Series 2008

  • WWE SummerSlam 2004

    WWE SummerSlam 2004

  • Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

    Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

  • WWE Armageddon 2002

    WWE Armageddon 2002

  • WWE Extreme Rules 2010

    WWE Extreme Rules 2010

  • The John Cena Experience

    The John Cena Experience

  • Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film

    Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film

  • WWE SummerSlam 2005

    WWE SummerSlam 2005

  • WWE No Way Out 2005

    WWE No Way Out 2005

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2007

    WWE Royal Rumble 2007

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2005

    WWE Royal Rumble 2005

  • WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber

    WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber

  • Meeting the Undertaker

    Meeting the Undertaker

  • OVW Christmas Chaos

    OVW Christmas Chaos

  • WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

    WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

  • WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero

    WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero

  • WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3

    WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3

  • Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

    Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2008

    WWE Royal Rumble 2008

  • Unleashed

    Unleashed

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2003

    WWE Royal Rumble 2003

  • WWE The Great American Bash 2008

    WWE The Great American Bash 2008

  • WWE Payback 2014

    WWE Payback 2014

  • WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005

    WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005

  • WWE The Great American Bash 2006

    WWE The Great American Bash 2006

  • WWE Bragging Rights 2009

    WWE Bragging Rights 2009

  • WWE Armageddon 2008

    WWE Armageddon 2008

  • WWE The Great American Bash 2007

    WWE The Great American Bash 2007

  • WWE Survivor Series 2005

    WWE Survivor Series 2005

  • WWE Night of Champions 2008

    WWE Night of Champions 2008

  • WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

    WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

  • WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

    WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

  • WWE Unforgiven 2008

    WWE Unforgiven 2008

  • WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

    WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

  • Batista - I Walk Alone

    Batista - I Walk Alone

  • WWE SummerSlam 2008

    WWE SummerSlam 2008

  • WWE RAW 15th Anniversary

    WWE RAW 15th Anniversary

  • WWE Survivor Series 2004

    WWE Survivor Series 2004

  • WWE Survivor Series 2007

    WWE Survivor Series 2007

  • WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

    WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

  • WWE Extreme Rules 2014

    WWE Extreme Rules 2014

  • WWE Vengeance 2004

    WWE Vengeance 2004

  • WWE Armageddon 2006

    WWE Armageddon 2006

  • The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime

    The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime

  • WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time

    WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time

  • WWE The Great American Bash 2005

    WWE The Great American Bash 2005

  • WWE No Way Out 2007

    WWE No Way Out 2007

  • WWE One Night Stand 2008

    WWE One Night Stand 2008

  • WWE Backlash 2008

    WWE Backlash 2008

  • WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One

    WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One

  • WWE Vengeance 2005

    WWE Vengeance 2005

  • WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

    WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

  • WWE Backlash 2009

    WWE Backlash 2009

  • WWE Armageddon 2007

    WWE Armageddon 2007

  • WWE Backlash 2007

    WWE Backlash 2007

  • WWE Unforgiven 2007

    WWE Unforgiven 2007

  • WWE Extreme Rules 2009

    WWE Extreme Rules 2009

  • Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator

    Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator

  • Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

    Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

  • WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

    WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

  • WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

    WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

  • WWE One Night Stand 2007

    WWE One Night Stand 2007

  • WWE No Way Out 2003

    WWE No Way Out 2003

  • WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI

    WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI

  • WWE Judgment Day 2007

    WWE Judgment Day 2007

  • WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

    WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

  • WWE Armageddon 2005

    WWE Armageddon 2005

  • The Destruction of The Shield

    The Destruction of The Shield

  • WWE Backlash 2005

    WWE Backlash 2005

  • WWE Unforgiven 2004

    WWE Unforgiven 2004

  • Batista - I Walk Alone

    Batista - I Walk Alone