Josh Brolin

Born: 12th of February 1968 (58 years old)

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.

Josh Brolin's Filmography

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Msgr. Jefferson Wicks
The Running Man

The Running Man

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Dan Killian
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford

Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Narrator (voice)
Weapons

Weapons

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Archer
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Self
Brothers

Brothers

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Moke Munger
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Gurney Halleck
N-Men: The Untold Story

N-Men: The Untold Story

  •   Movie
  • 2023
John O’Shei
Outer Range

Outer Range

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Royal Abbott
Dune

Dune

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Gurney Halleck
Flag Day

Flag Day

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Uncle Beck
What If...?

What If...?

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Thanos (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends

Marvel Studios Legends

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Thanos
Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Cable
Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Matt Graver
Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Cable
Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Thanos
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Buck Ferguson
Only the Brave

Only the Brave

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Eric Marsh
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Narrator (voice)
Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Eddie Mannix
Sicario

Sicario

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Matt Graver
Everest

Everest

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Beck Weathers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  •   TV Show
  • 2015
Self - Guest
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Thanos (uncredited)
Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Dwight
Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Thanos (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

  •   TV Show
  • 2014
Self
Labor Day

Labor Day

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Frank
Oldboy

Oldboy

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Joe Doucett
Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

  •   Movie
  • 2013
John O'Mara
Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Young Agent K
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Self
True Grit

True Grit

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Tom Chaney
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Roy
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Bretton James
The Tillman Story

The Tillman Story

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Narrator (voice)
Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Jonah Hex
Women in Trouble

Women in Trouble

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Nick Chapel
30 for 30

30 for 30

  •   TV Show
  • 2009
Narrator (voice)
Milk

Milk

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Dan White
W.

W.

  •   Movie
  • 2008
George W. Bush
No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Llewelyn Moss
American Gangster

American Gangster

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Detective Trupo
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

  •   Movie
  • 2007
(segment "World cinema")
In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Chief Buchwald
Grindhouse

Grindhouse

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Block (segment "Planet Terror")
The Dead Girl

The Dead Girl

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Tarlow
Into the Blue

Into the Blue

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Bates
Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Greg
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  •   TV Show
  • 2003
Self
Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Gary
Coastlines

Coastlines

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Dave Lockhart
Slow Burn

Slow Burn

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Duster
Hollow Man

Hollow Man

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Matthew Kensington
Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Bryce
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Billy Waites
Mimic

Mimic

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Josh
Nightwatch

Nightwatch

  •   Movie
  • 1997
James Gallman
Gang in Blue

Gang in Blue

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Keith DeBruler
Flirting with Disaster

Flirting with Disaster

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Tony Kent
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Danny
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

  •   TV Show
  • 1995
Jack Pierce
The Road Killers

The Road Killers

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Tom
Thrashin'

Thrashin'

  •   Movie
  • 1986
Corey Webster
The Goonies

The Goonies

  •   Movie
  • 1985
Brand
Weapons

Weapons

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Executive Producer
Brothers

Brothers

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Producer
George & Tammy

George & Tammy

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Executive Producer
Outer Range

Outer Range

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Director, Executive Producer
The Dog Stars

The Dog Stars

Movie
25th Mar 2026
🚀 Pre-Release
Dune: Part Three

Dune: Part Three

Movie
17th Dec 2026
🎬 Filming