David Michael Bautista Jr. is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He participated in WWE events from 2002 to 2010, in 2014, and one final run from 2018 to 2019. In his acting career, he is most widely known for his portrayal of Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Live with Kelly & Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 2x223: Summer Survival Week I (Jul 16, 2024)
Marvel Studios' Special Presentation (2022)
Guest starring as Drax the Destroyer
- Episode 2022-11-25: Marvel Studios' Special Presentation: The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Nov 25, 2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 3x04: Dave Bautista (Sep 19, 2024)
I Can See Your Voice (2020)
Guest starring as Secret Mystery Celebrity
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4: Ashanti, Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Houghton (Jan 26, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
See (2019)
Starring as Edo Voss
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Rock-a-Bye (Oct 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: The Queen's Speech (Oct 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: The Truth About Unicorns (Oct 1, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: The Dinner Party (Sep 24, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: The Witchfinder (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: The Compass (Sep 10, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Forever (Sep 3, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Brothers and Sisters (Aug 27, 2021)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x155: David Hasselhoff, Dave Bautista, Loni Love (May 25, 2021)
- Episode 1x115: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt (Mar 11, 2020)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 6x216: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Ken Jeong (Jul 16, 2024)
Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum (2018)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x111: Dave Bautista Returns (May 5, 2020)
- Episode 1x25: Dave Bautista (Sep 25, 2018)
Live with Kelly & Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 3x216: CAROLINE RHEA and DAVE BAUTISTA (Jul 12, 2019)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 2020-02-26: Cedric the Entertainer, Dave Bautista, Princess Nokia (Feb 26, 2020)
WWE 24 (2015)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 2019-07-08: Batista: Dream Chaser (Jul 8, 2019)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 5x06: Dave Bautista in Glen Canyon, Arizona (Dec 10, 2019)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 2021-10-05: Jason Momoa & Dave Bautista, Alessandro Nivola, Anthony Doerr, Barrett Martin (Oct 5, 2021)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2024-07-18: Dave Bautista, Shawn Levy, Glass Animals (Jul 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-01: Dave Bautista, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Esther Povitsky (Mar 1, 2024)
- Episode 2023-01-31: Dave Bautista, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bryan Adams (Jan 31, 2023)
- Episode 2021-05-28: Julianne Moore, Dave Bautista, Twenty One Pilots (May 28, 2021)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
(2 episodes)
- Episode 17x06: Sir Tom Jones, Paloma Faith, Dave Bautista, James Acaster, Royal Blood (May 15, 2021)
- Episode 13x01: Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Mel Giedroyc, Rob Beckett, Dave Bautista, Jess Glynne (Sep 1, 2018)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 21x120: Dave Bautista, Ken Jeong (Jul 22, 2024)
Chuck (2007)
Guest starring as Tim "T.I." Isaacs
- Episode 4x05: Chuck Versus the Couch Lock (Oct 18, 2010)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
(3 episodes)
- Episode 20x24: Daredevil: Born Again, In the Lost Lands, House of David (Mar 8, 2025)
- Episode 20x02: Speak No Evil, The Killer's Game, Three Women (Sep 14, 2024)
- Episode 19x44: My Spy the Eternal City, Longlegs, The Strangers - Chapter 1 (Jul 27, 2024)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2024-09-11: Dave Bautista, James Adomian, Midland (Sep 11, 2024)
- Episode 2019-07-10: Seth Rogen, Dave Bautista, Jaden Smith (Jul 10, 2019)
- Episode 2018-04-24: Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Danai Gurira, Dave Bautista, Bleachers (Apr 24, 2018)
- Episode 2017-04-17: Chris Pratt, Kurt Russell, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Michael Rooker, Bleachers (Apr 17, 2017)
- Episode 2015-11-03: Sharon Stone, Dave Bautista, Jason Aldean (Nov 3, 2015)
WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 19x42: SmackDown 1000, Washington, DC (Oct 16, 2018)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Dave Bautista
- Episode 2025-03-02: The 97th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 2, 2025)