Dave Bautista

Birthday: 1/18/1969
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Fame for: Acting
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
Social networks: Instagram , X (Twitter) , Facebook

Biography

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).