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The Wrecking Crew
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Dave Bautista
Also known as Batista, Dave Batista, Deacon Batista, David Bautista, Leviathan, The Animal, David Micheal Bautista Jr., The Animal Unleashed, The Evolution Animal, Demon of the Deep
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).
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Full filmography
2026
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
as Tagah (voice)
2026
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Alpha Gang
as Alpha Two
2026
2025
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Afterburn
2025
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Trap House
2025
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In the Lost Lands
2025
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The Naked Gun
as Dave Bautista
2025
2024
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The Last Showgirl
as Eddie
2024
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My Spy The Eternal City
2024
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Parachute
as Bryce
2024
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The Killer's Game
2024
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Dune: Part Two
as Beast Rabban
2024
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Jack in Time for Christmas
as Self
2024
2023
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Knock at the Cabin
as Leonard
2023
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Drax'
2023
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
London premiereas Drax
2023
2022
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Thor: Love and Thunder
as Drax
2022
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John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
as Batista
2022
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Drax
2022
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Duke Cody
2022
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Mek Raya
2022
2021
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Dune
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
2021
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Army of the Dead
as Scott Ward
2021
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Creating an Army of the Dead
as Self
2021
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Army of Thieves
as Scott Ward (uncredited)
2021
2020
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The Firefly Funhouse Match
as Batista (archive footage)
2020
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My Spy
2020
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Meeting the Undertaker
2020
2019
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Escape Plan: The Extractors
as Trent DeRosa
2019
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Stuber
as Vic Manning
2019
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WWE WrestleMania 35
as Batista
2019
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Avengers: Endgame
as Drax
2019
2018
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Avengers: Infinity War
as Drax
2018
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Final Score
2018
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Hotel Artemis
as Everest
2018
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018
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Escape Plan 2: Hades
as Trent DeRosa
2018
2017
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Drax
2017
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Blade Runner 2049
as Sapper Morton
2017
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Bushwick
as Stupe
2017
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WWE: Best of the 2000's
as Batista
2017
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2048: Nowhere to Run
as Sapper Morton
2017
2016
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Kickboxer: Vengeance
as Tong Po
2016
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Marauders
as Stockwell
2016
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The Warriors Gate
as Arun
2016
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Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
as Batista
2016
2015
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Spectre
as Hinx
2015
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L.A. Slasher
as The Drug Dealer #1
2015
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Heist
as Cox
2015
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Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as Batista
2015
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The Destruction of The Shield
as Batista
2015
2014
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Guardians of the Galaxy
as Drax
2014
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
as Batista
2014
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WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Batista
2014
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Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
as Batista
2014
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WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Batista
2014
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WWE Payback 2014
as Batista
2014
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Batista: The Animal Unleashed
as Himself / Batista
2014
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Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as Batista
2014
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
as Batista
2014