Josh Brolin
Biography
Josh James Brolin (born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. A son of actor James Brolin, he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film The Goonies (1985). After years of decline, Brolin had a resurgence with his starring role in the crime film No Country for Old Men (2007). Brolin received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Dan White in the biopic Milk (2008). Brolin's career progressed with roles in W. (2008), True Grit (2010), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Oldboy (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), Everest (2015), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). He gained wider recognition for playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), including in the films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018). Brolin also collaborated with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve in the action thriller Sicario (2015) and in the science fiction films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), in which he played Gurney Halleck.
Known For
Dwight
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Tony Kent
Flirting with Disaster
Dan White
Milk
James Gallman
Nightwatch
George W. Bush
W.
Dr. William Block
Planet Terror
Danny
Bed of Roses
Josh
Mimic
Detective Trupo
American Gangster
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
Chief Buchwald
In the Valley of Elah
Llewelyn Moss
No Country for Old Men
Tennel
It's the Rage
Bates
Into the Blue
Nick Chapel
Women in Trouble
Self
Chryskylodon Blues
Brand
The Goonies
Matthew Kensington
Hollow Man
Bretton James
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Tarlow
The Dead Girl
Corey Webster
Thrashin'
Young Agent K
Men in Black 3
Roy
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Narrator (voice)
The Tillman Story
Tom Chaney
True Grit
Billy Waites
The Mod Squad
Gary
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Bryce
Best Laid Plans
John O'Mara
Gangster Squad
Joe Doucett
Oldboy
Tom
The Road Killers
Dave Lockhart
Coastlines
Keith DeBruler
Gang in Blue
Frank
Labor Day
Duster
Slow Burn
Self
Radioman
Boise
Prison for Children
Beck Weathers
Everest
Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Inherent Vice
John O’Shei
N-Men: The Untold Story
Matt Graver
Sicario
Thanos (uncredited)
Guardians of the Galaxy
Eddie Mannix
Hail, Caesar!
Block (segment "Planet Terror")
Grindhouse
Hal Carter
Picnic
Thanos
Avengers: Infinity War
Greg
Melinda and Melinda
Bar Guy (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Self - Narrator
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
Thanos (uncredited)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Archer
Weapons
Narrator
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
Glenn Shrevelow
Finish Line
Buck Ferguson
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
Self
The People Speak
Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
(segment "World cinema")
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Msgr. Jefferson Wicks
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Eric Marsh
Only the Brave
Matt Graver
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Narrator (voice)
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
Pete
My Brother's War
Narrator (voice)
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
Cable
Deadpool 2
Cable
Once Upon a Deadpool
Self
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Gurney Halleck
Dune
Self
The Making of 'The Goonies'
Various (archive footage)
The Women of SNL
Moke Munger
Brothers
Uncle Beck
Flag Day
Thanos
Avengers: Endgame
Gurney Halleck
Dune: Part Two
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
The Tony Alva Story
Dan Killian
The Running Man
Self
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
Narrator
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
Bangley
The Dog Stars
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
Mitt Gardiner
Whalefall
Self
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
Self
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'
Josh Brolin / Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin & Josh Brolin | Actors on Actors – Full Conversation
Self
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
Mister
Gurney Halleck
Dune: Part Three
Roland
My Darling California
Breakdown: 1975
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-02-12
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Josh J. Brolin