Cast & creator
Dave Bautista
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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.
Also known as: Batista, Dave Batista, Deacon Batista, David Bautista, Leviathan
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television credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (231)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Raw
Dave Bautista
1993Raw
Batista
1993Raw
Dave Batista
1993Raw
1993
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Smallville
Aldar
2001
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Avengers: Endgame
Drax
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Drax
2018
WWE Superstars
2009
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Deacon Batista
1999WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Batista
1999WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Tagah (voice)
2026
Blade Runner 2049
Sapper Morton
2017
Chuck
T.I.
2007
What We Do in the Shadows
Garrett the Vampire
2019
Dune: Part Two
Beast Rabban
2024
Dune
Beast Rabban Harkonnen
2021
The Wrecking Crew
James Hale
2026The Wrecking Crew
Producer
2026
See
Edo Voss
2019
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Drax
2023
Steve
Self
2017
Iron Chef America
Self - Judge (as Batista)
2005
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Drax
2017
Marvel Studios Legends
Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Thor: Love and Thunder
Drax
2022
The Best of WWE
Batista
2020
The Naked Gun
Dave Bautista
2025
Room 104
Raw Dog Avalanche
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy
Drax
2014
WWE ECW
Batista (archive footage)
2006WWE ECW
Batista
2006
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Duke Cody
2022
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Dark Side of the Ring
Batista (archive footage)
2019
Knock at the Cabin
Leonard
2023
The Killer's Game
Joe Flood
2024The Killer's Game
Executive Producer
2024
WWE Rivals
Batista
2022
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
Spectre
Hinx
2015
In the Lost Lands
Boyce
2025In the Lost Lands
Producer
2025
Army of the Dead
Scott Ward
2021
WWE 24
Batista
2015
Head Case
Self
2007
My Spy The Eternal City
J.J.
2024My Spy The Eternal City
Producer
2024
My Spy
J.J.
2020My Spy
Producer
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Fezzik
2020
Army of Thieves
Scott Ward (uncredited)
2021
Wrestlemania Rewind
Batista
2014
Trap House
Ray Seale
2025Trap House
Producer
2025
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Drax
2022
WWE This Is Awesome
Batista
2022
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Trent DeRosa
2018
All That
Self
2019
WWE Rivalries
Self
2014
Marauders
Stockwell
2016
WWE Untold
2018
Riddick
Diaz
2013
Undertaker: The Last Ride
Self
2020
Final Score
Michael Knox
2018Final Score
Producer
2018
Afterburn
Jake
2025Afterburn
Producer
2025
The Man with the Iron Fists
Brass Body
2012
Ruthless Aggression
Batista
2020
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Trent DeRosa
2019
Hotel Artemis
Everest
2018
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Argomael
2012
Stuber
Vic Manning
2019
Heist
Cox
2015
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Davidson
2018Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Producer
2018
WWE Raw Classics
Batista
2025
The Last Showgirl
Eddie
2024
WWE Velocity
Deacon Batista
2002
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Drax'
202310 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Self
2004
The Warriors Gate
Arun
2016
Kickboxer: Vengeance
Tong Po
2016
Bushwick
Stupe
2017
2048: Nowhere to Run
Sapper Morton
2017
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
Batista
2005
House of the Rising Sun
Ray
2011
Parachute
Bryce
2024
Highlander
Kurgan
God of War
Kratos
Jack in Time for Christmas
Self
2024
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
2010
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Batista
2014
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Batista
2005
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
Batista
2009
WWE No Way Out 2007
Batista
2007WWE No Way Out 2007
Stunts
2007
Wrong Side of Town
Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
2010Wrong Side of Town
Stunts
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Batista
2003
Creating an Army of the Dead
Self
2021
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Batista
2007
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Batista
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Batista
2010
Batista - I Walk Alone
Batista
2009
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
Batista
2015
WWE WrestleMania XX
Batista
2004
WWE WrestleMania 21
Batista
2005
Relative Strangers
Wrestler (uncredited)
2006
The John Cena Experience
Batista (archive footage)
2011
WWE Survivor Series 2004
Batista
2004
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Batista
2008
WWE No Mercy 2008
Batista
2008
Alpha Gang
Alpha Two
2026
WWE WrestleMania 35
Batista
2019
WWE No Mercy 2006
Batista
2006
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
Batista
2011
WXW Rage TV
1996
Grendel
Beowulf
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
Batista
2010
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
Batista
2010
WWE No Mercy 2007
Batista
2007
WWE WrestleMania 23
Batista
2007
The Destruction of The Shield
Batista
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Batista
2004
WWE Survivor Series 2006
Batista
2006
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Batista
2007
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
Batista
2005
WWE SummerSlam 2007
Batista
2007
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Batista
2008
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
Batista
2009
WWE No Way Out 2008
Batista
2008
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Batista
2022
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Batista
2010
WWE: Best of the 2000's
Batista
2017
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
Himself / Batista
2014
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Batista
2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Survivor Series 2007
Batista
2007
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
Batista
2006
WWE Over the Limit 2010
Batista
2010
WWE Judgment Day 2009
Batista
2009
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Deacon Batista
2002
WWE Judgment Day 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Armageddon 2007
Batista
2007
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
Batista
2007
WWE Unforgiven 2007
Batista
2007
WWE One Night Stand 2007
Batista
2007
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Batista
2012
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Batista
2007
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Batista
2008
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Batista
2012
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Night of Champions 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Batista
2014
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
Batista
2012
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Batista (archive footage)
2020
WWE No Mercy 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Batista
2014
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Unforgiven 2004
Batista
2004
WWE Armageddon 2008
Batista
2008
WWE SummerSlam 2004
Batista
2004
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Batista
2009WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Batista
2014
WWE No Way Out 2003
Batista (Appearance)
2003
WWE Armageddon 2002
Batista
2002
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Batista (archive footage)
2012
L.A. Slasher
The Drug Dealer #1
2015
WWE No Way Out 2005
Batista
2005Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film
Producer
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Batista
2011
WWE Armageddon 2006
Batista
2006
WWE Vengeance 2005
Batista
2005
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Batista
2005
WWE Backlash 2007
Batista
2007
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
Batista
2010
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Batista
2014
WWE Payback 2014
Batista
2014
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
Batista
2007
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
Batista (archive footage)
2011
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
Batista
2008Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Batista
2014
WWE Backlash 2008
Batista
2008The Romantic
WWE Vengeance 2004
Batista
2004
WWE Backlash 2009
Batista
2009Road House 2
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Batista
2014
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Batista
2008
WWE SummerSlam 2006
Batista
2006
WWE Armageddon 2005
Batista
2005
WWE SummerSlam 2008
Batista
2008
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Batista
2016
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
2007Dogtown
WWE Global Warning
Deacon Batista
2002
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
Batista
2005WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
Batista
2008
Mek Raya
2022
Ally
(voice)
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Batista
2008
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
Batista
2009
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008Universe's Most Wanted
Meeting the Undertaker
2020
WWE Backlash 2005
Batista
2005Dreadnought
Dreadnought
Producer
WWE Armageddon 2003
Batista
2003
Batista - I Walk Alone
Batista
2009OVW Christmas Chaos
Leviathan
2001Unleashed
Unleashed
Producer