Dave Bautista

Actor, also producer · Born January 18, 1969 (57) · Washington, D.C., USA

David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of his generation's most prolific professional wrestlers, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999 and signed with WWE (then WWF) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista, initially as a member of Evolution. He would go on to win the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship four times (with his first reign remaining the longest in history at 282 days), the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena), and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He also won the 2005 and 2014 Royal Rumble matches and subsequently headlined WrestleMania 21 and WrestleMania XXX, with the former being one of the top five highest-grossing PPV events in wrestling history. Having largely stepped back from professional wrestling in 2020, he retired after WrestleMania 35 in 2019. As an actor, Bautista is known for portraying Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014–2023) and Rabban in Dune (2021) and its 2024 sequel. Bautista has additionally starred in Spectre (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Final Score, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (both 2018), Army of the Dead (2021), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Knock at the Cabin, and Parachute (both 2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Bautista, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 18, 1969 (57)
From: Washington, D.C., USA
Works as: Actor, also producer
Titles: 59 on MovieCove · 191 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Dave Bautista's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action31 titles33^rd

Comedy5 titles32^nd

Drama2 titles35^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

31%

Morality

27%

Self

17%

Survival

11%

Society

Ideas

Power

Family bonds17 Justice9 Survival7 Redemption7 Identity6 Loyalty6 Purpose4 Sacrifice4

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 5 · Wry 0 · Earnest 34

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 11 · Dark 14

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 16

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 13 · Intense 24

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 8

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 17

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 4

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 7

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 34 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

34 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 9 of 34 analyzed roles.

Ally

9 of 34

Hero

9 of 34

Shadow

5 of 34

Mentor

3 of 34

Trickster

3 of 34

Threshold guardian

2 of 34

Herald

2 of 34

Shapeshifter

1 of 34

Show the 34 roles

Allyas Big Ronnie 'B.R.' in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
Heroas Ray Shane in House of the Rising Sun (2011)
Heroas Mathayus in The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012)
Shadowas Brass Body in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Shapeshifteras Diaz in Riddick (2013)
Allyas Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Threshold guardianas The Drug Dealer #1 in L.A. Slasher (2015)
Shadowas Dog in Heist (2015)
Shadowas Tong Po in Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
Shadowas Arun in Enter the Warriors Gate (2016)
Threshold guardianas Arun in Enter the Warriors Gate (2016)
Mentoras Stupe in Bushwick (2017)
Allyas Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)
Allyas Stupe in Bushwick (2017)
Allyas Trent DeRosa in Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
Allyas Everest in Hotel Artemis (2018)
Heroas Knox in Final Score (2018)
Tricksteras Davidson in Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018)
Allyas Trent DeRosa in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)
Heroas Vic Manning in Stuber (2019)
Heroas JJ in My Spy (2020)
Heroas Scott Ward in Army of the Dead (2021)
Tricksteras Drax in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
Allyas Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Heraldas Leonard in Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Shadowas Leonard in Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Heroas Joe Flood in The Killer's Game (2024)
Mentoras JJ in My Spy: The Eternal City (2024)
Heraldas Eddie in The Last Showgirl (2024)
Tricksteras Boyce in In the Lost Lands (2025)
Heroas Jake in Afterburn (2025)
Mentoras Ray Seale in Trap House (2025)
Heroas Muscular half-brother Navy SEAL in The Wrecking Crew (2026)
Allyas Crew in Alpha Gang (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Thrilling

Melancholic

Absurd

Joyful

Other

How their films linger

Fun22 Bittersweet14 Feel-good8 Hopeful9 Cathartic8 Unsettling7

How their films end · 10 with a twist

Happy14
Bittersweet24
Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dave Bautista's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

ViX6 titles, show their 6 titles on ViX
Lionsgate+4 titles, show their 4 titles on Lionsgate+
Howdy3 titles, show their 3 titles on Howdy
Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
Hi-YAH!1 title, show their title on Hi-YAH!
HISTORY Vault1 title, show their title on HISTORY Vault
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
Screambox1 title, show their title on Screambox
Vemox Cine1 title, show their title on Vemox Cine

Subscription and free streaming for Dave Bautista's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

191 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Alpha Gang(2026)
Actor
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender(2026)
as Tagah (voice)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Wrecking Crew(2026)
Producer · as James Hale
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels(2026)
as Batista
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Trap House(2025)
Producer · as Ray Seale
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Afterburn(2025)
Producer · as Jake
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Naked Gun(2025)
as Dave Bautista
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
In the Lost Lands(2025)
Producer · as Boyce
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
WWE Raw Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 1 episode · as Batista
The Last Showgirl(2024)
as Eddie
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Killer's Game(2024)
Executive Producer · as Joe Flood
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
My Spy: The Eternal City(2024)
Producer · as J.J.
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Parachute(2023)
as Bryce
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Dune: Part Two(2024)
as Beast Rabban
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(2023)
as Drax
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Knock at the Cabin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Leonard
Knock at the Cabin(2023)
as Leonard
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special(2022)
as Drax
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Glass Onion(2022)
as Duke Cody
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
WWE This Is Awesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Batista
WWE Rivals(2022)
Show 2 episodes · as Batista
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Thor: Love and Thunder(2022)
as Drax
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
John Cena: Greatest Rivalries(2014)
as Batista
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mek Raya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Actor
Army of Thieves(2021)
as Scott Ward (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Dune(2021)
as Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Army of the Dead(2021)
as Scott Ward
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)
Show 8 episodes · as Drax the Destroyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Meeting the Undertaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Fezzik
The Firefly Funhouse Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Batista (archive footage)
The Best of WWE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 2 episodes · as Batista
Ruthless Aggression (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Batista
My Spy(2020)
Producer · as J.J.
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
See(2019)
Show 8 episodes · as Edo Voss
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Stuber(2019)
as Vic Manning
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Escape Plan: The Extractors(2019)
as Trent DeRosa
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Avengers: Endgame(2019)
as Drax
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Dark Side of the Ring(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Batista (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
WWE WrestleMania 35 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Batista
What We Do in the Shadows(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Garrett the Vampire
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy(2018)
Producer · as Davidson
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
WWE Untold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Final Score(2018)
Producer · as Michael Knox
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Hotel Artemis(2018)
as Everest
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)
as Trent DeRosa
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Avengers: Infinity War(2018)
as Drax
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Blade Runner 2049(2017)
as Sapper Morton
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
2048: Nowhere to Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Sapper Morton
Bushwick(2017)
Producer · as Stupe
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Room 104(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Raw Dog Avalanche
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2(2017)
as Drax
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
WWE: Best of the 2000's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Batista
Enter the Warriors Gate(2016)
as Arun
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Batista
Kickboxer: Vengeance(2016)
as Tong Po
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Marauders(2016)
as Stockwell
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Heist(2015)
as Cox
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Spectre(2015)
as Hinx
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
L.A. Slasher(2015)
as The Drug Dealer #1
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Batista
The Destruction of The Shield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Batista
WWE 24 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 2 episodes · as Batista
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Batista
Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)
as Drax
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
WWE Payback 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Batista
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Batista
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Batista
Wrestlemania Rewind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Batista
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Batista
Riddick(2013)
as Diaz
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Man with the Iron Fists(2012)
as Brass Body
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Batista
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Batista
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Batista
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption(2012)
as Argomael
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Batista
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Batista (archive footage)
House of the Rising Sun(2011)
as Ray
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Batista
The John Cena Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Batista (archive footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Batista
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Batista
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done(2009)
as Officer, San Diego Police Department S.W.A.T Team
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Batista
WWE Over the Limit 2010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Batista
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Batista
Wrong Side of Town(2010)
Stunts · as Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Batista
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE Bragging Rights 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
Batista - I Walk Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE Extreme Rules 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Batista
WWE Superstars(2009)
Show 90 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE Night of Champions 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XXIV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
The Undertaker: 15-0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Actor
WWE No Way Out 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Batista
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
WWE Survivor Series 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
Chuck(2007)
Show 1 episode · as T.I.
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
WWE Unforgiven 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE One Night Stand 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 23 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Stunts · as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Batista
WWE ECW (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Batista · as Batista (archive footage)
Relative Strangers(2006)
as Wrestler (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
WWE Armageddon 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE No Mercy 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE The Great American Bash 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE Backlash 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Batista
WWE Survivor Series 2004 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Batista
WWE Unforgiven 2004 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Batista
WWE SummerSlam 2004 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Batista
WWE Vengeance 2004 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Batista
WWE WrestleMania XX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Batista
WWE Royal Rumble 2004 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2003 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Batista
WWE No Way Out 2003 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Batista (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 2003 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Batista
WWE Armageddon 2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Batista
WWE Global Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Deacon Batista
WWE Velocity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Deacon Batista
WWE Judgment Day 2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Deacon Batista
Smallville(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Aldar
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
OVW Christmas Chaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Leviathan
WWE Smackdown!(1999)
Show 100 episodes · as Batista · as Deacon Batista
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
WXW Rage TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 1 episode · Actor
WWE Monday Night RAW(1993)
Show 56 episodes · as Batista · as Dave Batista · as Dave Bautista
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 4 episodes · as Batista
Ally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as (voice)
Dogtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Dreadnought (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · Actor
God of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 2 episodes · as Kratos
Grendel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Beowulf
Highlander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Kurgan
Road House 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
The Romantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Universe's Most Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Unleashed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · Actor
Untitled FBI Wedding Sting Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 189 titles, 178 of them dated from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Spectre (2015)

$906M worldwide

Highest rated

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

19852026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 33 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1985Screen debut· WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
2005First film· WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005First top-billed film· WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2019Career best· See
2021Career best· Army of the Dead

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting189 of 189 · 51^stProducing12 of 189 · 30^thOther crew2 of 189

189 titles, 14 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s81 · 81 acting · 1 crew2010s61 · 61 acting · 3 crew2020s32 · 32 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 27% of 55 roles

14%

18%

21%

38%

60%

0510152025

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dave Bautista's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45^th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41^st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

38^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

93^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

75^th and up17
50^th to 74^th13
25^th to 49^th14
Below 25^th15

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 59 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved12
Universally Panned1
Divisive2
Crowd Pleaser14
Broadly Agreed10
Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

John Cena: Greatest Rivalries (2014)

96^th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dave Bautista's work okay for kids?

Across up to 33 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore29 titles45–91 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity33 titles12–63 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all films

Profanity29 titles32–89 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs28 titles15–58 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense27 titles38–73 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dave Bautista work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dave Bautista's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Meisner shares the most, 11.

Dave Bautista

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