Portrait of Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Acting

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.

Born: February 12, 1968

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

Filmography

2026
Dune: Part Three

as Gurney Halleck

2026
Whalefall

as Mitt Gardiner

2026
The Dog Stars

as Bangley

2025
2025
2025
The American Revolution

as George Washington (voice)

2025
The American Revolution

as George Washington

2025
The Running Man

as Dan Killian

2025
2025
Weapons

as Archer

2024
Brothers

as Moke Munger

2024
Dune: Part Two

as Gurney Halleck

2023
N-Men: The Untold Story

as John O’Shei

2022
Outer Range

as Royal Abbott

2021
Dune

as Gurney Halleck

2021
Flag Day

as Uncle Beck

2021
What If...?

as Thanos (voice)

2021
Marvel Studios Legends

as Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020
2019
2018
2018
Deadpool 2

as Cable

2017
Only the Brave

as Eric Marsh

2016
Hail, Caesar!

as Eddie Mannix

2015
Sicario

as Matt Graver

2015
Everest

as Beck Weathers

2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Thanos (uncredited)

2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2014
Inherent Vice

as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen

2014
Guardians of the Galaxy

as Thanos (uncredited)

2013
Labor Day

as Frank

2013
Oldboy

as Joe Doucett

2013
Gangster Squad

as John O'Mara

2012
Radioman

as Self

2012
2012
Untamed Americas

as Narrator

2012
Men in Black 3

as Young Agent K

2011
Blackout

as Terrance Danfield

2010
True Grit

as Tom Chaney

2010
Conan

as Self

2010
The Women of SNL

as Various (archive footage)

2010
The Tillman Story

as Narrator (voice)

2010
Jonah Hex

as Jonah Hex

2009
2009
Women in Trouble

as Nick Chapel

2009
30 for 30

as Narrator (voice)

2009
2008
Milk

as Dan White

2008
W.

as George W. Bush

2007
No Country for Old Men

as Llewelyn Moss

2007
American Gangster

as Detective Trupo

2007
To Each His Own Cinema

as (segment "World cinema")

2007
In the Valley of Elah

as Chief Buchwald

2007
Chelsea Lately

as Self (archive footage)

2007
Grindhouse

as Block (segment "Planet Terror")

2007
Planet Terror

as Dr. William Block

2006
The Dead Girl

as Tarlow

2005
2005
Into the West

as Jedediah Smith

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Mister Sterling

as Bill Sterling

2002
Coastlines

as Dave Lockhart

2001
Lorraine

as Self

2000
Slow Burn

as Duster

2000
Hollow Man

as Matthew Kensington

2000
Picnic

as Hal Carter

1999
It's the Rage

as Tennel

1999
1999
The Mod Squad

as Billy Waites

1997
1997
Mimic

as Josh

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Nightwatch

as James Gallman

1996
Gang in Blue

as Keith DeBruler

1996
1996
Bed of Roses

as Danny

1995
The Outer Limits

as Jack Pierce

1994
Winnetka Road

as Jack Passion

1989
The Young Riders

as Wild Bill Hickok

1989
Finish Line

as Glenn Shrevelow

1988
1987
Private Eye

as Johnny Betts

1987
21 Jump Street

as Taylor Rolator

1986
Thrashin'

as Corey Webster

1985
The Goonies

as Brand

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1953
The Oscars

as Self