Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Known Credits

    162

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    January 18, 1969 ( 55 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Washington, D.C., USA

  • Also Known As

    Batista

    Dave Batista

    Deacon Batista

    David Bautista

    Leviathan

    Дэйв Батиста

    데이브 바티스타

    Ντέιβ Μπαουτίστα

    The Animal

    Batista Bomb

    デイヴ・バウティスタ

    戴夫·巴帝斯塔

    David Micheal Bautista Jr.

    דייוויד מייקל "דייב" באוטיסטה ג'וניור

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).