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