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Josh Brolin

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
137

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 12, 1968 (58 years old)

Place of Birth
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Acting

2026Dune: Part Threeas Gurney Halleck
2026Whalefallas Mitt Gardiner
2026The Dog Starsas Bangley
2026Horse Poweras Narrator
2025Breakdown: 1975as Self
2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryas Mons. Jefferson Wicks
2025The American Revolutionas George Washington (voice)
2025The Running Manas Dan Killian
2025Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawfordas Narrator (voice)
2025Weaponsas Archer
2025Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nationas Self
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)
2024Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercrossas Narrator
2024Brothersas Moke Munger
2024Dune: Part Twoas Gurney Halleck
2023N-Men: The Untold Storyas John O’Shei
2023Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fearas Narrator
2022Outer Rangeas Royal Abbott
2021Duneas Gurney Halleck
2021Flag Dayas Uncle Beck
2021What If...?as Thanos (voice)
2021Marvel Studios Legendsas Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a Kingas Self
2020Russo Bros. Pizza Film Schoolas
2020Reunited Apartas Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
2019The Tony Alva Storyas Self
2019Avengers: Endgameas Thanos
2018Once Upon a Deadpoolas Cable
2018Sicario: Day of the Soldadoas Matt Graver
2018Deadpool 2as Cable
2018Avengers: Infinity Waras Thanos
2018The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunteras Buck Ferguson
2017Only the Braveas Eric Marsh
2016Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Storyas Narrator (voice)
2016Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocrossas Narrator (voice)
2016Ride with Norman Reedusas Self
2016Hail, Caesar!as Eddie Mannix
2016Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicarioas (archive footage)
2015Sicarioas Matt Graver
2015Everestas Beck Weathers
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest
2015Chryskylodon Bluesas Self
2015Avengers: Age of Ultronas Thanos (uncredited)
2015Hot Onesas Self
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
2014Inherent Viceas Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill Foras Dwight
2014Guardians of the Galaxyas Thanos (uncredited)
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
2013Labor Dayas Frank
2013Oldboyas Joe Doucett
2013Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikauas Self - Narrator
2013Gangster Squadas John O'Mara
2012Radiomanas Self
2012Mankind: The Story of All of Usas Self - Narrator
2012Untamed Americasas Narrator
2012Men in Black 3as Young Agent K
2011Woody Allen: A Documentaryas Self
2011Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'as Self
2011Blackoutas Terrance Danfield
2010True Gritas Tom Chaney
2010Conanas Self - Guest
2010The Women of SNLas Various (archive footage)
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark Strangeras Roy
2010Wall Street: Money Never Sleepsas Bretton James
2010The Tillman Storyas Narrator (voice)
2010Jonah Hexas Jonah Hex
2009The People Speakas Self
2009Women in Troubleas Nick Chapel
200930 for 30as Narrator (voice)
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehleras Bar Guy (archive footage)
2008Milkas Dan White
2008W.as George W. Bush
2008Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'as Self
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXas Self
2008Stand Up to Canceras Self
2008No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenesas Self
2008The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'as Self - Llewelyn Moss
2007No Country for Old Menas Llewelyn Moss
2007American Gangsteras Detective Trupo
2007To Each His Own Cinemaas (segment "World cinema")
2007In the Valley of Elahas Chief Buchwald
2007Chelsea Latelyas Self (archive footage)
2007Grindhouseas Block (segment "Planet Terror")
2007Planet Terroras Dr. William Block
2007The Graham Norton Showas Self - Guest
2006The Dead Girlas Tarlow
2005Into the Blueas Bates
2005Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'as Self
2005Into the Westas Jedediah Smith
2004Melinda and Melindaas Greg
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest
2003Milwaukee, Minnesotaas Gary
2003Mister Sterlingas Bill Sterling
2002Coastlinesas Dave Lockhart
2001Lorraineas Self
2000Slow Burnas Duster
2000Hollow Manas Matthew Kensington
2000Picnicas Hal Carter
1999All the Rageas Tennel
1999Best Laid Plansas Bryce
1999The Mod Squadas Billy Waites
1997My Brother's Waras Pete
1997Mimicas Josh
1997The Viewas Self
1997Nightwatchas James Gallman
1996Gang in Blueas Keith DeBruler
1996The Daily Showas Self - Guest
1996Flirting with Disasteras Tony Kent
1996Bed of Rosesas Danny
1995The Outer Limitsas Jack Pierce
1994The Road Killersas Tom
1994Winnetka Roadas Jack Passion
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Guest
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas
1989The Young Ridersas Wild Bill Hickok
1989Finish Lineas Glenn Shrevelow
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
1987Private Eyeas Johnny Betts
198721 Jump Streetas Taylor Rolator
1987Prison for Childrenas Boise
1986Thrashin'as Corey Webster
1985The Gooniesas Brand
1985The Making Of The Gooniesas Self
1984Highway to Heavenas
1981Entertainment Tonightas Self
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1953The Oscarsas Self
Fleshing Out the Hollow Manas Self
Sicario: Caposas Matt Graver

Production

2025Weapons...Executive Producer
2024Brothers...Producer
2022George & Tammy...Executive Producer
2022Outer Range...Executive Producer
2022Outer Range...Director
2011Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'...Thanks
2009The People Speak...Executive Producer
2008No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes...Director
2008No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes...Producer
2008No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes...Editor
Mister...Producer