Biography
Dave Bautista is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Born in Washington, D.C., he began wrestling in 1999 and rose to prominence in WWE as Batista between 2002 and 2019, winning multiple world championships before retiring after WrestleMania 35.
He transitioned to acting with early roles before his breakthrough as Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He reprised the part in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Other film credits include Spectre (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) as Beast Rabban.
