Dave Bautista

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).

Cast

Wrong Side of Town

(Big Ronnie 'B.R.')

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008

(Batista)

Being James Bond

(Self (archive footage))

Knock at the Cabin

(Leonard)

WWE Survivor Series 2005

(Batista)

WWE RAW 15th Anniversary

House of the Rising Sun

(Ray)

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

(Batista)

WWE Royal Rumble 2003

(Batista)

WWE Royal Rumble 2004

(Batista)

WWE Survivor Series 2004

(Batista)

WWE SummerSlam 2004

(Batista)

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption

(Argomael)

WWE Royal Rumble 2005

(Batista)

WWE WrestleMania 23

(Batista)

WWE WrestleMania XX

(Batista)

WWE WrestleMania 21

(Batista)

Riddick

(Diaz)

The Man with the Iron Fists

(Brass Body)

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

(Batista)

WWE Royal Rumble 2010

(Batista)

WWE Royal Rumble 2007

(Bautista)

WWE SummerSlam 2008

(Batista)

WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

(Batista)

Guardians of the Galaxy

(Drax)

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

(Batista)

WWE Backlash 2007

(Batista)

The Wrecking Crew

WWE Survivor Series 2006

(Batista)

WWE The Great American Bash 2006

(Batista)

WWE WrestleMania XXIV

(Batista)

WWE Over the Limit 2010

(Batista)

WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

(Batista)

WWE Unforgiven 2004

(Batista)

WWE Vengeance 2004

(Batista)

WWE No Way Out 2005

(Batista)

WWE The Great American Bash 2005

(Batista)

WWE Backlash 2005

(Batista)

WWE Vengeance 2005

(Batista)

WWE Judgment Day 2002

(Deacon Batista)

WWE No Mercy 2005

(Batista)

WWE SummerSlam 2005

(Batista)

WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005

(Batista)

WWE Armageddon 2005

(Batista)

WWE Global Warning

(Deacon Batista)

WWE Armageddon 2002

(Batista)

WWE SummerSlam 2006

(Batista)

WWE No Mercy 2006

(Batista)

WWE Armageddon 2006

(Batista)

WWE Armageddon 2003

(Batista)

WWE The Great American Bash 2007

(Batista)

WWE No Way Out 2008

(Batista)

WWE One Night Stand 2007

(Batista)

WWE No Way Out 2007

(Batista)

WWE Judgment Day 2007

(Batista)

WWE Unforgiven 2007

(Batista)

WWE Survivor Series 2007

(Batista)

WWE SummerSlam 2007

(Batista)

WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

(Batista)

WWE Backlash 2008

(Batista)

WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007

(Batista)

WWE No Mercy 2007

(Batista)

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

(Self - 'Drax')

WWE Night of Champions 2008

(Batista)

WWE One Night Stand 2008

(Batista)

WWE The Great American Bash 2008

(Batista)

WWE No Mercy 2008

(Batista)

WWE Unforgiven 2008

(Batista)

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

(Batista)

WWE Survivor Series 2008

(Batista)

WWE Armageddon 2008

(Batista)

WWE Judgment Day 2009

(Batista)

WWE Backlash 2009

(Batista)

WWE Extreme Rules 2009

(Batista)

WWE Bragging Rights 2009

(Batista)

WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

(Batista)

WWE Survivor Series 2009

(Batista)

WWE Extreme Rules 2010

(Batista)

WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

(Batista)

WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

(Batista)

WWE Armageddon 2007

(Batista)

WWE No Way Out 2003

(Batista (Appearance))

WWE WrestleMania XXX

(Batista)

Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

(Batista)

Thor: Love and Thunder

(Drax)

WWE Payback 2014

(Batista)

WWE Extreme Rules 2014

(Batista)

WWE: Batista – The Animal Unleashed

Unleashed

WWE Insurrextion 2003

(Batista)

The Firefly Funhouse Match

(Batista (archive footage))

Spectre

(Hinx)

Cooler

(Ray Sagona)

L.A. Slasher

(The Drug Dealer #1)

Kickboxer: Vengeance

(Tong Po)

The Last Showgirl

(Eddie)

OVW Christmas Chaos

(Leviathan)

Afterburn

(Jake)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

(Drax)

My Spy The Eternal City

(J.J.)

Biography: Edge

(Self - Batista)

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

(Batista)

Heist

(Cox)

WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

(Batista)

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

(Self - Drax (archive footage))

Marauders

(Stockwell)

Aang: The Last Airbender

((voice))

Parachute

(Bryce)

Grendel

(Beowulf)

Blade Runner 2049

(Sapper Morton)

Avengers: Infinity War

(Drax)

The Warriors Gate

(Arun)

Final Score

(Michael Knox)

Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

(Batista)

WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

(Batista)

Bushwick

(Stupe)

Hotel Artemis

(Everest)

WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

(Batista)

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

(Self)

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

(Owen Davidson)

Escape Plan 2: Hades

(Trent DeRosa)

WWE: Best of the 2000's

(Batista)

2048: Nowhere to Run

(Sapper Morton)

Escape Plan: The Extractors

(Trent DeRosa)

Stuber

(Vic)

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

(Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

(Drax)

Dune

(Beast Rabban Harkonnen)

WWE WrestleMania 35

(Batista)

My Spy

(J.J.)

Army of the Dead

(Scott Ward)

The Killer's Game

(Joe Flood)

Trap House

Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

(Batista)

Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator

(Batista (archive footage))

Dogtown

WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

(Batista)

Avengers: Endgame

(Drax)

Batista - I Walk Alone

(Batista)

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

(Batista)

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

(Batista (archive footage))

WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

(Self)

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

(Batista)

Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

(Batista)

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

(Batista)

WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship

(Batista)

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

(Batista)

WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero

(Batista)

The Destruction of The Shield

(Batista)

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

(Batista)

Dune: Part Two

(Beast Rabban)

Universe's Most Wanted

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

(Drax)

In the Lost Lands

(Boyce)

Relative Strangers

(Wrestler (uncredited))

The John Cena Experience

(Batista (archive footage))

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

(Duke Cody)

Creating an Army of the Dead

(Self)

WWE Royal Rumble 2014

(Batista)

Alpha Gang

Saturday Night's Main Event

Undertaker: The Last Ride

(Batista)

Smallville

(Aldar)

WWE Raw

(Dave Bautista)

See

(Edo Voss)

WWE Superstars

10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

(Self)

WXW Rage TV

Chuck

(T.I.)

WWE SmackDown

(Deacon Batista)

Marvel Studios Legends

(Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited))

WWE 24

(Batista)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

(Self)

WWE Raw

(Batista)

WWE This Is Awesome

(Batista)

The Late Late Show with James Corden

(Self - Guest)

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

(Fezzik)

WWE Raw

(Batista (archive footage))

WWE ECW

(Batista (archive footage))

Head Case

(Self)

WWE Velocity

(Deacon Batista)

WWE SmackDown

(Batista)

WWE Rivalries

(Self)

WWE Untold

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(Self)

WWE Raw

(Dave Batista)

What We Do in the Shadows

(Garrett the Vampire)

The View

(Self)

All That

(Himself)

Ruthless Aggression

(Batista)

Room 104

(Raw Dog Avalanche)

The Best of WWE

(Batista)

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

(Self)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

(Self)

Lie Detector

(Self)