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 · The Dog Stars as Bangley
- 2025 · Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · Netflix Tudum 2025 as Self
- 2023 · N-Men: The Untold Story as John O’Shei
- 2018 · Once Upon a Deadpool as Cable
- 2018 · The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter as Buck Ferguson
- 2016 · Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Chryskylodon Blues as Self
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2010 · You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Roy
- 2010 · Jonah Hex as Jonah Hex
- 2009 · The People Speak as Self
- 2009 · Women in Trouble as Nick Chapel
- 2008 · W. as George W. Bush
- 2008 · The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' as Self
- 2007 · To Each His Own Cinema as (segment "World cinema")
- 2007 · In the Valley of Elah as Chief Buchwald
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Block (segment "Planet Terror")
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Tarlow
- 2003 · Mister Sterling as Bill Sterling
- 2002 · Coastlines as Dave Lockhart
- 2001 · Lorraine as Self
- 2000 · Hollow Man as Matthew Kensington
- 2000 · Picnic as Hal Carter
- 1999 · It's the Rage as Tennel
- 1999 · Best Laid Plans as Bryce
- 1997 · My Brother's War as Pete
- 1997 · Mimic as Josh
- 1997 · Nightwatch as James Gallman
- 1996 · Gang in Blue as Keith DeBruler
- 1986 · Thrashin' as Corey Webster
- 1985 · The Making of 'The Goonies' as Self
- Future · Mister as
- 2026 · Whalefall as Mitt Gardiner
- 2025 · Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as Msgr. Jefferson Wicks
- 2025 · The Running Man as Dan Killian
- 2025 · Weapons as Archer
- 2025 · Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation as Self
- 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 · 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
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Tony Alva Story as Self
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Thanos
- 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 · Hail, Caesar! as Eddie Mannix
- 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 · Woody Allen: A Documentary as Self
- 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 · The Tillman Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · 30 for 30 as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Bar Guy (archive footage)
- 2008 · Milk as Dan White
- 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
- 2007 · No Country for Old Men as Llewelyn Moss
- 2007 · American Gangster as Detective Trupo
- 2007 · Chelsea Lately as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · World Cinema as Cowboy
- 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
- 2004 · Melinda and Melinda as Greg
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Milwaukee, Minnesota as Gary
- 2000 · Slow Burn as Duster
- 1999 · The Mod Squad as Billy Waites
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Flirting with Disaster as Tony Kent
- 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 · The Young Riders as Wild Bill Hickok
- 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
- 1985 · The Goonies as Brand
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self