Josh Brolin
Acting • Born 1968-02-12
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.
Filmography
133 credits
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Movie • 2014
Dwight
Flirting with Disaster
Movie • 1996
Tony Kent
Milk
Movie • 2008
Dan White
Nightwatch
Movie • 1997
James Gallman
W.
Movie • 2008
George W. Bush
Planet Terror
Movie • 2007
Dr. William Block
Bed of Roses
Movie • 1996
Danny
Mimic
Movie • 1997
Josh
American Gangster
Movie • 2007
Detective Trupo
Jonah Hex
Movie • 2010
Jonah Hex
In the Valley of Elah
Movie • 2007
Chief Buchwald
No Country for Old Men
Movie • 2007
Llewelyn Moss
All the Rage
Movie • 1999
Tennel
Into the Blue
Movie • 2005
Bates
Women in Trouble
Movie • 2009
Nick Chapel
Chryskylodon Blues
Movie • 2015
Self
The Goonies
Movie • 1985
Brand
Hollow Man
Movie • 2000
Matthew Kensington
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Movie • 2010
Bretton James
The Dead Girl
Movie • 2006
Tarlow
Thrashin'
Movie • 1986
Corey Webster
Men in Black 3
Movie • 2012
Young Agent K
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Movie • 2010
Roy
The Tillman Story
Movie • 2010
Narrator (voice)
True Grit
Movie • 2010
Tom Chaney
The Mod Squad
Movie • 1999
Billy Waites
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Movie • 2003
Gary
Best Laid Plans
Movie • 1999
Bryce
Gangster Squad
Movie • 2013
John O'Mara
Oldboy
Movie • 2013
Joe Doucett
The Road Killers
Movie • 1994
Tom
Coastlines
Movie • 2002
Dave Lockhart
Gang in Blue
Movie • 1996
Keith DeBruler
Labor Day
Movie • 2013
Frank
Slow Burn
Movie • 2000
Duster
Radioman
Movie • 2012
Self
Prison for Children
Movie • 1987
Boise
Everest
Movie • 2015
Beck Weathers
Inherent Vice
Movie • 2014
Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
N-Men: The Untold Story
Movie • 2023
John O’Shei
Sicario
Movie • 2015
Matt Graver
Guardians of the Galaxy
Movie • 2014
Thanos (uncredited)
Hail, Caesar!
Movie • 2016
Eddie Mannix
Grindhouse
Movie • 2007
Block (segment "Planet Terror")
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie • 2018
Thanos
Picnic
Movie • 2000
Hal Carter
Melinda and Melinda
Movie • 2004
Greg
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Movie • 2009
Bar Guy (archive footage)
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
Movie • 2013
Self - Narrator
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie • 2015
Thanos (uncredited)
Weapons
Movie • 2025
Archer
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
Movie • 2023
Narrator
Finish Line
Movie • 1989
Glenn Shrevelow
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
Movie • 2018
Buck Ferguson
The People Speak
Movie • 2009
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Movie • 2008
Self
To Each His Own Cinema
Movie • 2007
(segment "World cinema")
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Movie • 2011
Self
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2025
Mons. Jefferson Wicks
Only the Brave
Movie • 2017
Eric Marsh
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Movie • 2018
Matt Graver
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
Movie • 2016
Narrator (voice)
My Brother's War
Movie • 1997
Pete
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
Movie • 2016
Narrator (voice)
Deadpool 2
Movie • 2018
Cable
Once Upon a Deadpool
Movie • 2018
Cable
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Movie • 2008
Self
Dune
Movie • 2021
Gurney Halleck
The Making Of The Goonies
Movie • 1985
Self
The Women of SNL
Movie • 2010
Various (archive footage)
Brothers
Movie • 2024
Moke Munger
Flag Day
Movie • 2021
Uncle Beck
Avengers: Endgame
Movie • 2019
Thanos
Dune: Part Two
Movie • 2024
Gurney Halleck
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Movie • 2020
Self
The Tony Alva Story
Movie • 2019
Self
The Running Man
Movie • 2025
Dan Killian
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
Movie • 2011
Self
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
Movie • 2024
Narrator
The Dog Stars
Movie • 2026
Bangley
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
Movie • 2008
Self
Whalefall
Movie • 2026
Mitt Gardiner
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
Movie • 2025
Self
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'
Movie • 2005
Self
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
Movie • 2008
Self
My Darling California
Movie
Roland
Breakdown: 1975
Movie • 2025
Self
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
Movie • 2016
(archive footage)
A Celebration of the Life and Times of Skippy Jessop
Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
21 Jump Street
TV • 1987
Taylor Rolator
The Young Riders
TV • 1989
Wild Bill Hickok
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Mister Sterling
TV • 2003
Bill Sterling
Into the West
TV • 2005
Jedediah Smith
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
TV • 2012
Self - Narrator
Winnetka Road
TV • 1994
Jack Passion
Conan
TV • 2010
Self - Guest
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Jack Pierce
Private Eye
TV • 1987
Johnny Betts
Untamed Americas
TV • 2012
Narrator
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
What If...?
TV • 2021
Thanos (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
TV • 2021
Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
30 for 30
TV • 2009
Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Stand Up to Cancer
TV • 2008
Self
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
TV • 2020
Blackout
TV • 2011
Terrance Danfield
Outer Range
TV • 2022
Royal Abbott
Lorraine
TV • 2001
Self
Chelsea Lately
TV • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
TV • 2025
Narrator (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The American Revolution
TV • 2025
George Washington (voice)
Ride with Norman Reedus
TV • 2016
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest