Summary
Grand Theft Auto 6fans believe they’ve discovered the actor behind Raul Bautista, who is seemingly set to be a prominent side character in the game’s single-player story. Developer and publisher Rockstar Games recently revealed tons of new information surrounding the game’s main characters, and it hasn’t taken long for eagle-eyedGrand Theft Auto 6fans to work out who the actors and actresses portraying some of them might be.
Earlier this month, Rockstar Games shocked the world when it finally released thesecond trailer forGrand Theft Auto 6. The highly anticipated trailer quickly went on to break recordings, racking up more than 475 million views across all social media platforms in just 24 hours. According to Rockstar Games, this makes it the biggest and fastest-growing video launch in the history of the internet. So, it will come as no surprise that fans have been analyzing and deep diving into every single frame and aspect of the trailer. There have already been a ton of different theories and easter egg discoveries, but now some are convinced they’ve worked out who the actor is for one of the game’s characters, Raul Bautista.
GTA 6’s Raul Bautista May Be Played by This Actor
After the game’s first trailer was released in 2023, it didn’t take fans long to work out whoLucia was likely portrayed by inGrand Theft Auto 6. There have also been numerous theories surrounding Jason, the game’s second main protagonist. However, fans such as Twitter user GameRoll believe Spanish actor Oscar Jaenada is likely set to star as Raul Bautista inGrand Theft Auto 6. The theory was sparked after the actor took to Instagram to post a new image while he was wearing a t-shirt featuring the newly revealedGTA 6character. Fans have also noted that Jaenada has a striking resemblence to Raul, meaning there’s a strong chance that this is the actor portraying the character inGrand Theft Auto 6.
The 50 year old Spanish actor has most famously starred alongside Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Jeffret Dean Morgan, and Chris Evans in 2010’sThe Loser. However, the actor has also appeared in other Hollywood blockbusters such asPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesandRambo: Last Blood. According to the star’s IMDB page, he will also be appearing in an episode ofThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
This isn’t the first theory to have been ignited by the recentGrand Theft Auto 6info dump and trailer, as fans recently speculated that Lucia, one of the game’s two main protagonists, isrelated to Luis fromGrand Theft Auto 4. Although fans likely won’t know for sure untilGrand Theft Auto 6is released, speculation began after new details surrounding Lucia were revealed by Rockstar, including the fact that she is originally from Liberty City. However, while some fans jumped to the conclusion that she may be the daughter of Luis, others did some more investigative work and concluded that she is likely Luis' niece and the daughter of his brother, Ernesto.
Unfortunately, it’s going to be quite some time until there is official confirmation on these theories, including the most recent one surrounding Raul’s actor.Grand Theft Auto 6was recently delayedfrom its initial release window of Fall 2025 to July 11, 2025, meaning there’s one year left to go until the highly anticipated title is released. In a new statement releaed by Rockstar, the studio acknowledged the high expectations fans of theGTAseries have, and noted that the studio requires the extra time to “deliver the level of quality” that fans expect from the series.
