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