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Dave Bautista
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Former WWE professional wrestler turned action film actor. International breakthrough as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Starred in Spectre (2015), Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021-2024), Rian Johnson's Glass Onion (2022) and M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin (2023). American actor identified with big-budget action and science fiction cinema, demonstrating a growing dramatic range in auteur productions.
Dave Bautista
42 Movies
7 Series
Former WWE professional wrestler turned action film actor. International breakthrough as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Starred in Spectre (2015), Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021-2024), Rian Johnson's Glass Onion (2022) and M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin (2023). American actor identified with big-budget action and science fiction cinema, demonstrating a growing dramatic range in auteur productions.
Movies
Plays Drax
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Plays Drax
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Plays Tagah (voice)
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
Plays Beast Rabban
Dune: Part Two
2024
Plays Sapper Morton
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Plays Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Dune
2021
Producer
Plays James Hale
The Wrecking Crew
2026
Plays Drax
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Plays Dave Bautista
The Naked Gun
2025
Plays Hinx
Spectre
2015
Plays Drax
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Producer
Plays J.J.
My Spy The Eternal City
2024
Plays Duke Cody
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Plays Leonard
Knock at the Cabin
2023
Plays Scott Ward
Army of the Dead
2021
Producer
Plays Joe Flood
The Killer's Game
2024
Producer
Plays Boyce
In the Lost Lands
2025
Plays Trent DeRosa
Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018
Producer
Plays Jake
Afterburn
2025
Plays Diaz
Riddick
2013
Producer
Plays J.J.
My Spy
2020
Plays Everest
Hotel Artemis
2018
Plays Arun
The Warriors Gate
2016
Producer
Plays Ray Seale
Trap House
2025
Producer
Plays Michael Knox
Final Score
2018
Producer
Plays Davidson
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018
Plays Stockwell
Marauders
2016
Plays Eddie
The Last Showgirl
2024
Plays Vic Manning
Stuber
2019
Plays Brass Body
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
Plays Argomael
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
2012
Plays Beowulf
Grendel
Plays Bryce
Parachute
2024
Plays Stupe
Bushwick
2017
Plays Tong Po
Kickboxer: Vengeance
2016
Plays Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
Plays Sapper Morton
2048: Nowhere to Run
2017
Plays Ray
House of the Rising Sun
2011
Plays Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
Wrong Side of Town
2010
Plays Alpha Two
Alpha Gang
2026
Plays (voice)
Ally
Plays The Drug Dealer #1
L.A. Slasher
2015
Plays Batista
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016
Latest Trailers
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Full Filmography
Alpha Gang
Alpha Two
2026
Film
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Tagah (voice)
2026
Film
The Wrecking Crew
James Hale
2026
Film
Trap House
Ray Seale
2025
Film
Afterburn
Jake
2025
Film
The Naked Gun
Dave Bautista
2025
Film
In the Lost Lands
Boyce
2025
Film
The Last Showgirl
Eddie
2024
Film
The Killer's Game
Joe Flood
2024
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Dave Bautista and where are they from?
Dave Bautista is 57 years old, born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., USA.
What are the most famous roles of Dave Bautista?
Dave Bautista is best known for roles in Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Endgame.
How many movies has Dave Bautista been in?
Over a 25-year career (since 2001), Dave Bautista has appeared in 42 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Dave Bautista's first movie?
The career of Dave Bautista began with OVW Christmas Chaos (2001).
What is Dave Bautista's most recent movie or series?
Dave Bautista's most recent release is Alpha Gang, which premiered on September 13, 2026.
What TV shows has Dave Bautista appeared in?
On television, Dave Bautista has appeared in Smallville, See, Chuck, What We Do in the Shadows.
Dave Bautista
1969-01-18 · Washington, D.C., USA
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).Dave Bautista, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.