Dave Bautista American Actor Born 1969 in Washington

Dave Bautista, born 18 January 1969 in Washington, is an American actor. Among the titles he is known for are Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).

Early life

He went on to study at Wakefield High School.

Career

He appears in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009), the earliest title among his listed credits. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, as Drax) and Avengers: Endgame (2019, as Drax) are among his 2010s credits. In the 2020s, he appeared in Dune (2021, as Glossu Rabban) and Dune: Part Two (2024, as Glossu Rabban).

He has 43 films and 2 TV series on record from 2009 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (19), followed by science fiction (11) and thriller (9). The Wrecking Crew (2026) is the newest entry in his credits. Of his nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Avengers: Endgame (2019) has the highest, at $2.8 billion.

Chris Pratt appears in six of his listed titles, including Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Karen Gillan (six titles) and Pom Klementieff (six titles). Denis Villeneuve directed three of his titles on record, among them Blade Runner 2049 (2017). James Gunn is credited as director on three of them.