Dave Bautista

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

208

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-01-18 (56 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

  • Smallville

    Smallville

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Naked Gun

    The Naked Gun

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • See

    See

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Chuck

    Chuck

  • The View

    The View

  • WWE SmackDown

    WWE SmackDown

  • WWE SmackDown

    WWE SmackDown

  • WWE SmackDown

    WWE SmackDown

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

  • Dune

    Dune

  • WWE Superstars

    WWE Superstars

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Blade Runner 2049

    Blade Runner 2049

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • In the Lost Lands

    In the Lost Lands

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Thor: Love and Thunder

  • The Best of WWE

    The Best of WWE

  • My Spy The Eternal City

    My Spy The Eternal City

  • Afterburn

    Afterburn

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Killer's Game

    The Killer's Game

  • WWE ECW

    WWE ECW

  • Spectre

    Spectre

  • Room 104

    Room 104

  • Army of the Dead

    Army of the Dead

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event

  • Stuber

    Stuber

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • Escape Plan: The Extractors

    Escape Plan: The Extractors

  • The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

    The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender

  • Riddick

    Riddick

  • Knock at the Cabin

    Knock at the Cabin

  • WWE No Way Out 2003

    WWE No Way Out 2003

  • 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

  • Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

    Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

  • Trap House

    Trap House

  • Undertaker: The Last Ride

    Undertaker: The Last Ride

  • Wrong Side of Town

    Wrong Side of Town

  • The Rock vs. John Cena: Once In A Lifetime

    The Rock vs. John Cena: Once In A Lifetime

  • Parachute

    Parachute

  • Escape Plan 2: Hades

    Escape Plan 2: Hades

  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

    The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

  • WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

    WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

  • Head Case

    Head Case

  • WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

    WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

  • All That

    All That

  • The Last Showgirl

    The Last Showgirl

  • WWE Survivor Series 2009

    WWE Survivor Series 2009

  • WWE SummerSlam 2006

    WWE SummerSlam 2006

  • Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

    Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

  • WWE SummerSlam 2008

    WWE SummerSlam 2008

  • WWE Vengeance 2004

    WWE Vengeance 2004

  • Alpha Gang

    Alpha Gang

  • WWE No Way Out 2007

    WWE No Way Out 2007

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

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

  • OVW Christmas Chaos

    OVW Christmas Chaos

  • Batista - I Walk Alone

    Batista - I Walk Alone

  • WWE This Is Awesome

    WWE This Is Awesome

  • WWE Backlash 2005

    WWE Backlash 2005

  • Bushwick

    Bushwick

  • WWE 24

    WWE 24

  • WWE Backlash 2007

    WWE Backlash 2007

  • WWE Vengeance 2005

    WWE Vengeance 2005

  • WWE Survivor Series 2005

    WWE Survivor Series 2005

  • WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

    WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

  • 2048: Nowhere to Run

    2048: Nowhere to Run

  • WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

    WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

  • Kickboxer: Vengeance

    Kickboxer: Vengeance

  • WWE SummerSlam 2004

    WWE SummerSlam 2004

  • Creating an Army of the Dead

    Creating an Army of the Dead

  • WWE No Mercy 2006

    WWE No Mercy 2006

  • Unleashed

    Unleashed

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

    WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

  • WWE Extreme Rules 2010

    WWE Extreme Rules 2010

  • WWE Survivor Series 2008

    WWE Survivor Series 2008

  • WWE Global Warning

    WWE Global Warning

  • WWE No Mercy 2007

    WWE No Mercy 2007

  • WWE No Mercy 2005

    WWE No Mercy 2005

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

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

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2007

    WWE Royal Rumble 2007

  • WWE Judgment Day 2007

    WWE Judgment Day 2007

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2010

    WWE Royal Rumble 2010

  • Marauders

    Marauders

  • WWE Judgment Day 2009

    WWE Judgment Day 2009

  • Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film

    Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film

  • The Man with the Iron Fists

    The Man with the Iron Fists

  • The John Cena Experience

    The John Cena Experience

  • WWE Survivor Series 2004

    WWE Survivor Series 2004

  • WWE Extreme Rules 2014

    WWE Extreme Rules 2014

  • Hotel Artemis

    Hotel Artemis

  • WWE RAW 15th Anniversary

    WWE RAW 15th Anniversary

  • Heist

    Heist

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008

    WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008

  • My Spy

    My Spy

  • WWE Wrestlemania Rewind

    WWE Wrestlemania Rewind

  • WWE WrestleMania XX

    WWE WrestleMania XX

  • WWE Extreme Rules 2009

    WWE Extreme Rules 2009

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2014

    WWE Royal Rumble 2014

  • Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

    Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

  • WWE Unforgiven 2007

    WWE Unforgiven 2007

  • L.A. Slasher

    L.A. Slasher

  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

  • WWE Unforgiven 2004

    WWE Unforgiven 2004

  • WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

    WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

  • Road House 2

    Road House 2

  • WWE Backlash 2008

    WWE Backlash 2008

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2008

    WWE Royal Rumble 2008

  • WWE WrestleMania 21

    WWE WrestleMania 21

  • 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 Unforgiven 2008

    WWE Unforgiven 2008

  • Jack in Time for Christmas

    Jack in Time for Christmas

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

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

  • The Warriors Gate

    The Warriors Gate

  • Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

    Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

  • Ruthless Aggression

    Ruthless Aggression

  • WWE WrestleMania 35

    WWE WrestleMania 35

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2004

    WWE Royal Rumble 2004

  • The Undertaker: 15-0

    The Undertaker: 15-0

  • WWE Rivalries

    WWE Rivalries

  • WWE WrestleMania XXIV

    WWE WrestleMania XXIV

  • WWE No Mercy 2008

    WWE No Mercy 2008

  • The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

    The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

  • WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI

    WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI

  • WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

  • WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

    WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

  • Final Score

    Final Score

  • WWE Untold

    WWE Untold

  • WWE Armageddon 2008

    WWE Armageddon 2008

  • Relative Strangers

    Relative Strangers

  • WWE Payback 2014

    WWE Payback 2014

  • WWE Armageddon 2007

    WWE Armageddon 2007

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

    WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

  • Universe's Most Wanted

    Universe's Most Wanted

  • WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

    WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

  • The Destruction of The Shield

    The Destruction of The Shield

  • WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005

    WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005

  • WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

    WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

  • WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

    WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

  • WWE Raw Classics

    WWE Raw Classics

  • WWE The Great American Bash 2006

    WWE The Great American Bash 2006

  • WWE WrestleMania XXX

    WWE WrestleMania XXX

  • 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

    10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

  • WWE Armageddon 2005

    WWE Armageddon 2005

  • The Wrecking Crew

    The Wrecking Crew

  • WWE Armageddon 2002

    WWE Armageddon 2002

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

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

  • WWE The Great American Bash 2005

    WWE The Great American Bash 2005

  • WWE The Great American Bash 2007

    WWE The Great American Bash 2007

  • WWE SummerSlam 2007

    WWE SummerSlam 2007

  • WWE Velocity

    WWE Velocity

  • WWE SummerSlam 2005

    WWE SummerSlam 2005

  • House of the Rising Sun

    House of the Rising Sun

  • Groove Tails

    Groove Tails

  • Highlander

    Highlander

  • Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

    Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

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

    WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero

  • WWE: Best of the 2000's

    WWE: Best of the 2000's

  • WXW Rage TV

    WXW Rage TV

  • WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship

    WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship

  • Grendel

    Grendel

  • The Firefly Funhouse Match

    The Firefly Funhouse Match

  • Dogtown

    Dogtown

  • WWE Armageddon 2006

    WWE Armageddon 2006

  • Batista: The Animal Unleashed

    Batista: The Animal Unleashed

  • John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

    John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

  • Dreadnought

    Dreadnought

  • WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

    WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

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

    Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

  • WWE WrestleMania 23

    WWE WrestleMania 23

  • WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

    WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

  • WWE No Way Out 2005

    WWE No Way Out 2005

  • The Romantic

    The Romantic

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2005

    WWE Royal Rumble 2005

  • WWE Backlash 2009

    WWE Backlash 2009

  • WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007

    WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007

  • WWE Over the Limit 2010

    WWE Over the Limit 2010

  • WWE No Way Out 2008

    WWE No Way Out 2008

  • WWE The Great American Bash 2008

    WWE The Great American Bash 2008

  • WWE Bragging Rights 2009

    WWE Bragging Rights 2009

  • WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

    WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

  • WWE Night of Champions 2008

    WWE Night of Champions 2008

  • WWE One Night Stand 2007

    WWE One Night Stand 2007

  • WWE Judgment Day 2002

    WWE Judgment Day 2002

  • WWE Survivor Series 2006

    WWE Survivor Series 2006

  • WWE Survivor Series 2007

    WWE Survivor Series 2007

  • Untitled Prison Film

    Untitled Prison Film

  • WWE One Night Stand 2008

    WWE One Night Stand 2008

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2003

    WWE Royal Rumble 2003

  • WWE Armageddon 2003

    WWE Armageddon 2003

  • Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator

    Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator