FrameThrower · Actors · Dave Bautista
Dave Bautista
17 films · 1,263 frames · top-billed in 11 · 2014–2026
Born 18 January 1969 · Washington, D.C., USA
David Michael Bautista Jr. 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.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,263 frames from the 17 films we hold. This is the look of the work Dave takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 17 films we hold, 47% of their frames are night, 47% low key — the look of the work Dave takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Wrecking Crew
2026 · James Hale
Trap House
2025 · Ray Seale
My Spy The Eternal City
2024 · J.J.
Jack in Time for Christmas
2024 · Self
Knock at the Cabin
2023 · Leonard
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · Drax
Army of the Dead
2021 · Scott Ward
Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy
2018 · Davidson
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · Drax
Bushwick
2017 · Stupe
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · Drax
Dune: Part 2
2024 · Beast Rabban
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Drax
Glass Onion
2022 · Duke Cody
Hotel Artemis
2018 · Everest
Blade Runner 2049
2017 · Sapper Morton
Spectre
2015 · Hinx
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,263 frames from Dave Bautista's 17 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.