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).
Known For
Dune: Part Two
(2024)
Beast Rabban
Dune
(2021)
Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Spectre
(2015)
Mr. Hinx
Avengers: Infinity War
(2018)
Drax
Avengers: Endgame
(2019)
Drax
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Drax
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
Drax the Destroyer
Blade Runner 2049
(2017)
Sapper Morton
Hotel Artemis
(2018)
Everest
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
Duke Cody
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(2017)
Drax the Destroyer
Knock at the Cabin
(2023)
Leonard
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
Drax the Destroyer
Army of Thieves
(2021)
Scott Ward (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Spy
(2020)
JJ
Army of the Dead
(2021)
Scott Ward
Full Filmography
Acting
OVW Christmas Chaos
(2001)
Leviathan
WWE Judgment Day 2002
(2002)
Deacon Batista
WWE Armageddon 2002
(2002)
Batista
WWE Global Warning
(2002)
Deacon Batista
WWE No Way Out 2003
(2003)
Batista (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
(2003)
Batista
WWE Armageddon 2003
(2003)
Batista
WWE Insurrextion 2003
(2003)
Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
(2004)
Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2004
(2004)
Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2004
(2004)
Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2004
(2004)
Batista
WWE WrestleMania XX
(2004)
Batista
WWE Vengeance 2004
(2004)
Batista
WWE Armageddon 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE WrestleMania 21
(2005)
Batista
WWE No Mercy 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE Vengeance 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE No Way Out 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE Backlash 2005
(2005)
Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2006
(2006)
Batista
Relative Strangers
(2006)
Wrestler (uncredited)
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
(2006)
Batista
WWE No Mercy 2006
(2006)
Batista
WWE Armageddon 2006
(2006)
Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2006
(2006)
Batista
WWE Backlash 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
(2007)
Bautista
WWE Judgment Day 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE WrestleMania 23
(2007)
Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
(2007)
Batista
WWE Armageddon 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
(2007)
WWE No Mercy 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE No Way Out 2007
(2007)
Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
(2008)
Batista
WWE Armageddon 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
(2008)
Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
(2008)
Batista
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
(2008)
Batista
WWE No Way Out 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE Backlash 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE Night of Champions 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE No Mercy 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2008
(2008)
Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2009
(2009)
Batista
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
(2009)
Batista
WWE Backlash 2009
(2009)
Batista
WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
(2009)
Batista
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
(2009)
Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
(2009)
Batista
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
(2009)
Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
(2009)
Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone
(2009)
Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2009
(2009)
Batista
WWE Over the Limit 2010
(2010)
Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
(2010)
Batista
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
(2010)
Batista
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
(2010)
Batista
Wrong Side of Town
(2010)
Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
(2010)
Batista
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
(2010)
Batista
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
(2010)
Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
(2010)
Batista
House of the Rising Sun
(2011)
Ray
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
(2011)
Batista
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
(2011)
Batista (archive footage)
The John Cena Experience
(2011)
Batista (archive footage)
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
(2011)
Batista
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
(2012)
Argomael
The Man with the Iron Fists
(2012)
Brass Body
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
(2012)
Batista
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
(2012)
Batista (archive footage)
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
(2012)
Batista
Riddick
(2013)
Diaz
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
Drax the Destroyer
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
(2014)
Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
(2014)
Batista
WWE Payback 2014
(2014)
Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXX
(2014)
Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
(2014)
Batista
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
(2014)
Batista
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
(2014)
Batista
WWE: Batista – The Animal Unleashed
(2014)
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
(2014)
Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
(2014)
Batista
WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
(2014)
Himself
The Destruction of The Shield
(2015)
Batista
Heist
(2015)
Cox
L.A. Slasher
(2015)
The Drug Dealer #1
Spectre
(2015)
Mr. Hinx
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
(2015)
Batista
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
(2016)
Batista
The Warriors Gate
(2016)
Arun
Kickboxer: Vengeance
(2016)
Tong Po
Marauders
(2016)
Stockwell
2048: Nowhere to Run
(2017)
Sapper Morton
Bushwick
(2017)
Stupe
WWE: Best of the 2000's
(2017)
Batista
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(2017)
Drax the Destroyer
Blade Runner 2049
(2017)
Sapper Morton
Hotel Artemis
(2018)
Everest
Avengers: Infinity War
(2018)
Drax
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
(2018)
Owen Davidson
Escape Plan 2: Hades
(2018)
Trent DeRosa
Final Score
(2018)
Michael Knox
Escape Plan: The Extractors
(2019)
Trent DeRosa
Stuber
(2019)
Vic
WWE WrestleMania 35
(2019)
Batista
Avengers: Endgame
(2019)
Drax
My Spy
(2020)
JJ
The Firefly Funhouse Match
(2020)
Batista (archive footage)
Dune
(2021)
Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Creating an Army of the Dead
(2021)
Self
Army of the Dead
(2021)
Scott Ward
Being James Bond
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Army of Thieves
(2021)
Scott Ward (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
Duke Cody
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
(2022)
Drax
Biography: Edge
(2022)
Self - Batista
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Self - Drax (archive footage)
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Drax
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
Drax the Destroyer
Knock at the Cabin
(2023)
Leonard
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
Self - 'Drax'
Dune: Part Two
(2024)
Beast Rabban
In the Lost Lands
(2024)
Boyce
Parachute
(2024)
Bryce
My Spy: The Eternal City
(2024)
J.J.
Aang: The Last Airbender
(2026)
(voice)
Crew
Production