Josh Brolin
Known for acting · Born 12 February 1968 · 58 · Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
142 credits
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
Deadpool 2
2018
No Country for Old Men
2007
Men in Black 3
2012
Sicario
2015
The Goonies
1985
American Gangster
2007
Everest
2015
Gangster Squad
2013
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Hail, Caesar!
2016
Weapons
2025
Acting (134)
2026The Dog StarsBangleyFilm
2026WhalefallMitt GardinerFilm
2026Dune: Part ThreeGurney HalleckFilm
2026Horse PowerNarratorFilm
2025WeaponsArcherFilm
2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryMons. Jefferson WicksFilm
2025The Running ManDan KillianFilm
2025The American RevolutionGeorge Washington (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2025Breakdown: 1975SelfFilm
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)Film
2025Countdown: Canelo vs. CrawfordNarrator (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2025Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a NationSelfFilm
2024Dune: Part TwoGurney HalleckFilm
2024BrothersMoke MungerFilm
2024Pay Dirt: The Story of SupercrossNarratorFilm
2023N-Men: The Untold StoryJohn O’SheiFilm
2023Ground Swell: The Other Side of FearNarratorFilm
2022Outer RangeRoyal Abbott · 15 episodesSeries
2021DuneGurney HalleckFilm
2021What If...?Thanos (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2021Marvel Studios LegendsThanos (archive footage) (uncredited) · 17 episodesSeries
2021Flag DayUncle BeckFilm
2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingSelfFilm
2020Reunited ApartSelfSeries
2020Russo Bros. Pizza Film SchoolSeries
2019Avengers: EndgameThanosFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2019The Tony Alva StorySelfFilm
2018Avengers: Infinity WarThanosFilm
2018Deadpool 2CableFilm
2018Sicario: Day of the SoldadoMatt GraverFilm
2018Once Upon a DeadpoolCableFilm
2018The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer HunterBuck FergusonFilm
2017Only the BraveEric MarshFilm
2016Hail, Caesar!Eddie MannixFilm
2016Ride with Norman ReedusSelfSeries
2016Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle MotocrossNarrator (voice)Film
2016Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey StoryNarrator (voice)Film
2016Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario(archive footage)Film
2015Avengers: Age of UltronThanos (uncredited)Film
2015SicarioMatt GraverFilm
2015EverestBeck WeathersFilm
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 7 episodesSeries
2015Hot OnesSelfSeries
2015Chryskylodon BluesSelfFilm
2014Guardians of the GalaxyThanos (uncredited)Film
2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForDwightFilm
2014Inherent ViceLt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" BjornsenFilm
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelfSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2013Gangster SquadJohn O'MaraFilm
2013OldboyJoe DoucettFilm
2013Labor DayFrankFilm
2013Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie AikauSelf - NarratorFilm
2012Men in Black 3Young Agent KFilm
2012Mankind: The Story of All of UsSelf - Narrator · 12 episodesSeries
2012RadiomanSelfFilm
2012Untamed AmericasNarrator · 4 episodesSeries
2011Woody Allen: A DocumentarySelfFilm
2011BlackoutTerrance Danfield · 2 episodesSeries
2011Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'SelfFilm
2010True GritTom ChaneyFilm
2010Wall Street: Money Never SleepsBretton JamesFilm
2010Jonah HexJonah HexFilm
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerRoyFilm
2010ConanSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2010The Tillman StoryNarrator (voice)Film
2010The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)Film
2009Women in TroubleNick ChapelFilm
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
200930 for 30Narrator (voice)Series
2009The People SpeakSelfFilm
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerBar Guy (archive footage)Film
2008MilkDan WhiteFilm
2008W.George W. BushFilm
2008Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized DocumentarySelfFilm
2008Stand Up to CancerSelfSeries
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelfFilm
2008The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'Self - Llewelyn MossFilm
2008Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'SelfFilm
2007No Country for Old MenLlewelyn MossFilm
2007American GangsterDetective TrupoFilm
2007Planet TerrorDr. William BlockFilm
2007GrindhouseBlock (segment "Planet Terror")Film
2007In the Valley of ElahChief BuchwaldFilm
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2007To Each His Own Cinema(segment "World cinema")Film
2007Chelsea LatelySelf (archive footage)Series
2006The Dead GirlTarlowFilm
2005Into the BlueBatesFilm
2005Into the WestJedediah Smith · 6 episodesSeries
2005Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'SelfFilm
2004Melinda and MelindaGregFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 7 episodesSeries
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelfSeries
2003Milwaukee, MinnesotaGaryFilm
2003Mister SterlingBill Sterling · 10 episodesSeries
2002CoastlinesDave LockhartFilm
2001LorraineSelfSeries
2000Hollow ManMatthew KensingtonFilm
2000It's the RageTennelFilm
2000Slow BurnDusterFilm
2000PicnicHal CarterFilm
1999The Mod SquadBilly WaitesFilm
1999Best Laid PlansBryceFilm
1997MimicJoshFilm
1997NightwatchJamesFilm
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997My Brother's WarPeteFilm
1996The Daily ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1996Flirting with DisasterTony KentFilm
1996Bed of RosesDannyFilm
1996Gang in BlueKeith DeBrulerFilm
1995The Outer LimitsJack PierceSeries
1994The Road KillersTomFilm
1994Winnetka RoadJack Passion · 6 episodesSeries
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · 2 episodesSeries
1989The Young RidersWild Bill Hickok · 68 episodesSeries
1989Finish LineGlenn ShrevelowFilm
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - GuestSeries
198721 Jump StreetTaylor RolatorSeries
1987Prison for ChildrenBoiseFilm
1987Private EyeJohnny Betts · 12 episodesSeries
1986Thrashin'Corey WebsterFilm
1985The GooniesBrandFilm
1985The Making Of The GooniesSelfFilm
1984Highway to HeavenSeries
1981Entertainment TonightSelfSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 3 episodesSeries
1953The OscarsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
—Fleshing Out the Hollow ManSelfFilm
Crew (1)
2011Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'ThanksFilm
Production (7)
2025WeaponsExecutive ProducerFilm
2024BrothersProducerFilm
2022Outer RangeExecutive Producer, DirectorSeries
2022George & TammyExecutive ProducerSeries
2009The People SpeakExecutive ProducerFilm
2008Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized DocumentaryProducer, Editor, DirectorFilm
—MisterProducerFilm