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Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Acting February 12, 1968 (58 years old) Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies 96

The Dog Stars 7.2

The Dog Stars

as Bangley

2026
Avengers: Endgame 8.2

Avengers: Endgame

as Thanos

2019
Avengers: Infinity War 8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

as Thanos

2018
Whalefall 6.6

Whalefall

as Mitt Gardiner

2026
Dune: Part Two 8.1

Dune: Part Two

as Gurney Halleck

2024
Dune 7.8

Dune

as Gurney Halleck

2021
Avengers: Age of Ultron 7.3

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Thanos (uncredited)

2015
Dune: Part Three

Dune: Part Three

as Gurney Halleck

2026
Weapons 7.3

Weapons

as Archer

2025
Deadpool 2 7.5

Deadpool 2

as Cable

2018
No Country for Old Men 7.9

No Country for Old Men

as Llewelyn Moss

2007
Sicario 7.4

Sicario

as Matt Graver

2015
The Running Man 6.7

The Running Man

as Dan Killian

2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 7.2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

as Mons. Jefferson Wicks

2025
Guardians of the Galaxy 7.9

Guardians of the Galaxy

as Thanos (uncredited)

2014
American Gangster 7.6

American Gangster

as Detective Trupo

2007
Men in Black 3 6.6

Men in Black 3

as Young Agent K

2012
Sicario: Day of the Soldado 7.0

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

as Matt Graver

2018
The Goonies 7.5

The Goonies

as Brand

1985
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 6.4

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

as Dwight

2014
Only the Brave 7.5

Only the Brave

as Eric Marsh

2017
True Grit 7.3

True Grit

as Tom Chaney

2010
Planet Terror 6.7

Planet Terror

as Dr. William Block

2007
Hollow Man 6.0

Hollow Man

as Matthew Kensington

2000
Inherent Vice 6.5

Inherent Vice

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

2014
Everest 6.8

Everest

as Beck Weathers

2015
Oldboy 5.9

Oldboy

as Joe Doucett

2013
Mimic 6.1

Mimic

as Josh

1997
Grindhouse 7.0

Grindhouse

as Block (segment "Planet Terror")

2007
Gangster Squad 6.4

Gangster Squad

as John O'Mara

2013
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 6.1

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

as Bretton James

2010
Once Upon a Deadpool 7.1

Once Upon a Deadpool

as Cable

2018
Labor Day 7.1

Labor Day

as Frank

2013
Milk 7.2

Milk

as Dan White

2008
Into the Blue 6.0

Into the Blue

as Bates

2005
Hail, Caesar! 5.9

Hail, Caesar!

as Eddie Mannix

2016
Brothers 5.9

Brothers

as Moke Munger

2024
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 5.9

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

as Roy

2010
In the Valley of Elah 6.8

In the Valley of Elah

as Chief Buchwald

2007
Jonah Hex 5.0

Jonah Hex

as Jonah Hex

2010
Nightwatch 6.1

Nightwatch

as James

1997
The Dead Girl 6.0

The Dead Girl

as Tarlow

2006
To Each His Own Cinema 6.4

To Each His Own Cinema

as (segment "World cinema")

2007
Flag Day 5.8

Flag Day

as Uncle Beck

2021
W. 6.1

W.

as George W. Bush

2008
Breakdown: 1975 6.9

Breakdown: 1975

as Self

2025
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter 5.2

The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

as Buck Ferguson

2018
Thrashin' 6.3

Thrashin'

as Corey Webster

1986
Melinda and Melinda 6.2

Melinda and Melinda

as Greg

2004
Flirting with Disaster 6.2

Flirting with Disaster

as Tony Kent

1996
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 7.6

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self (archive footage)

2025
It's the Rage 5.5

It's the Rage

as Tennel

2000
Women in Trouble 5.1

Women in Trouble

as Nick Chapel

2009
The Mod Squad 4.4

The Mod Squad

as Billy Waites

1999
My Brother's War 5.0

My Brother's War

as Pete

1997
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau 6.3

Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

as Self - Narrator

2013
Woody Allen: A Documentary 6.9

Woody Allen: A Documentary

as Self

2011
Best Laid Plans 5.7

Best Laid Plans

as Bryce

1999
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King 8.1

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self

2020
Radioman 6.3

Radioman

as Self

2012
Bed of Roses 5.9

Bed of Roses

as Danny

1996
The Women of SNL 5.3

The Women of SNL

as Various (archive footage)

2010
Picnic 5.2

Picnic

as Hal Carter

2000
Frank Miller: American Genius 8.0

Frank Miller: American Genius

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Sicario 3

Sicario 3

as Matt Graver

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler 7.7

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

as Bar Guy (archive footage)

2009
The Road Killers 5.6

The Road Killers

as Tom

1994
The People Speak 7.2

The People Speak

as Self

2009
Slow Burn 4.4

Slow Burn

as Duster

2000
Milwaukee, Minnesota 4.8

Milwaukee, Minnesota

as Gary

2003
Chryskylodon Blues 6.0

Chryskylodon Blues

as Self

2015
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

as Self

2011
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX 6.6

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

as Self

2008
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation 5.7

Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation

as Self

2025
Gang in Blue 5.2

Gang in Blue

as Keith DeBruler

1996
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross 6.8

Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

as Narrator (voice)

2016
The Tony Alva Story 10.0

The Tony Alva Story

as Self

2019
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

as Self

A Speck in the Sea

A Speck in the Sea

as Johnny Aldridge

Coastlines 5.2

Coastlines

as Dave Lockhart

2002
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

as Self

2008
Finish Line 5.8

Finish Line

as Glenn Shrevelow

1989
The Making Of The Goonies 6.7

The Making Of The Goonies

as Self

1985
World War II: Behind Enemy Lines

World War II: Behind Enemy Lines

as Narrator

2026
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear

Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear

as Narrator

2023
The Tillman Story 7.1

The Tillman Story

as Narrator (voice)

2010
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario

Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario

as (archive footage)

2016
Prison for Children 5.8

Prison for Children

as Boise

1987
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

as Self - Llewelyn Moss

2008
N-Men: The Untold Story

N-Men: The Untold Story

as John O’Shei

2023
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

as Narrator

2024
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'

Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'

as Self

2005
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story

Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary 7.2

Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary

as Self

2008
Horse Power

Horse Power

as Narrator

2026
Avengers Endgame: Encore 8.0

Avengers Endgame: Encore

as Thanos

2026

TV Shows 45

The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
VisionQuest 8.4

VisionQuest

as Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)

2026
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

1996
Late Show with David Letterman 6.5

Late Show with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Conan 7.2

Conan

as Self - Guest

2010
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Hot Ones 7.1

Hot Ones

as Self

2015
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
21 Jump Street 7.3

21 Jump Street

as Taylor Rolator

1987
What If...? 8.0

What If...?

as Thanos (voice)

2021
Chelsea Lately 4.6

Chelsea Lately

as Self (archive footage)

2007
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as Jack Pierce

1995
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
Highway to Heaven 7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
30 for 30 7.6

30 for 30

as Narrator (voice)

2009
Marvel Studios Legends 7.4

Marvel Studios Legends

as Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 7.2

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

2009
Entertainment Tonight 4.4

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

1981
Lorraine 2.8

Lorraine

as Self

2001
Outer Range 6.9

Outer Range

as Royal Abbott

2022
The Young Riders 7.4

The Young Riders

as Wild Bill Hickok

1989
Ride with Norman Reedus 7.4

Ride with Norman Reedus

as Self

2016
Reunited Apart 5.5

Reunited Apart

as Self

2020
Into the West 8.0

Into the West

as Jedediah Smith

2005
The American Revolution 6.1

The American Revolution

as George Washington (voice)

2025
Mister Sterling 8.2

Mister Sterling

as Bill Sterling

2003
Mankind: The Story of All of Us 6.8

Mankind: The Story of All of Us

as Self - Narrator

2012
Stand Up to Cancer 7.8

Stand Up to Cancer

as Self

2008
Private Eye 4.8

Private Eye

as Johnny Betts

1987
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

2020
Winnetka Road 4.7

Winnetka Road

as Jack Passion

1994
Untamed Americas 7.2

Untamed Americas

as Narrator

2012
Blackout 5.0

Blackout

as Terrance Danfield

2011
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford 7.2

Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford

as Narrator (voice)

2025

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