About
Josh Brolin
Overview
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 gained wider recognition for playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including in the films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018). His other notable films include W. (2008), True Grit (2010), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Oldboy (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), Everest (2015), Sicario (2015), Hail, Caesar! (2016), Only the Brave (2017), Dune (2021), and Dune: Part Two (2024).
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2026 | Weapons | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | Brothers | Actor | Moke | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Actor | Gurney Halleck | 79 Good |
| 2023 | N-Men: The Untold Story | Actor | John O’Shei | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Outer Range | Actor | Royal Abbott | 69 Fair |
| 2021 | Dune | Actor | Gurney Halleck | 77 Good |
| 2021 | Flag Day | Actor | Uncle Beck | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | The Tony Alva Story | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Actor | Thanos | 81 Very good |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool | Actor | Cable | 66 Fair |
| 2018 | Asesinato en El Hormiguero Express | Actor | Josh Brolin | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Asesinato en El Hormiguero Express | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Actor | Matt Graver | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Actor | Cable | 74 Good |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Actor | Thanos | 82 Very good |
| 2018 | The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter | Actor | Buck Ferguson | 57 Average |
| 2017 | Only the Brave | Actor | Eric Marsh | 70 Good |
| 2016 | Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Actor | Eddie Mannix | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Sicario | Actor | Matt Graver | 73 Good |
| 2015 | Everest | Actor | Beck Weathers | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | Chryskylodon Blues | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Actor | Thanos (uncredited) | 72 Good |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Actor | Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen | 64 Fair |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Actor | Dwight | 63 Fair |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Actor | Thanos (uncredited) | 78 Good |
| 2013 | Labor Day | Actor | Frank | 66 Fair |
| 2013 | Oldboy | Actor | Joe Doucett | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau | Actor | Self - Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Actor | John O'Mara | 63 Fair |
| 2012 | Radioman | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Partners in Time: The Making of 'MIB 3' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | Mankind: The Story of All of Us | Actor | Self - Narrator | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Untamed Americas | Actor | Narrator | 69 Fair |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Actor | Young Agent K | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A Documentary | Actor | Self | 61 Fair |
| 2011 | Blackout | Actor | Terrance Danfield | 68 Fair |
| 2010 | True Grit | Actor | Tom Chaney | 71 Good |
| 2010 | The Women of SNL | Actor | Various (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Actor | Roy | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Actor | Bretton James | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | The Tillman Story | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Actor | Jonah Hex | 51 Average |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Women in Trouble | Actor | Nick Chapel | 57 Average |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Actor | Bar Guy (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Milk | Actor | Dan White | 69 Fair |
| 2008 | W. | Actor | George W. Bush | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Diary of a Country Sheriff | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Actor | Detective Trupo | 74 Good |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | Actor | (segment "World cinema") | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | In the Valley of Elah | Actor | Chief Buchwald | 64 Fair |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Actor | Llewelyn Moss | 78 Good |
| 2007 | World Cinema | Actor | cowboy | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | World Cinema | Actor | Cowboy | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Planet Terror | Actor | Dr. William Block | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Actor | Block (segment "Planet Terror") | 67 Fair |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Actor | Tarlow | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Laser Cats! | Actor | Space Nazi | 60 Fair |
| 2005 | Into the Blue | Actor | Bates | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Into the West | Actor | Jedediah Smith | 74 Good |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Actor | Greg | 60 Fair |
| 2003 | Milwaukee, Minnesota | Actor | Gary | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling | Actor | Bill Sterling | 69 Fair |
| 2002 | Coastlines | Actor | Dave Lockhart | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Slow Burn | Actor | Duster | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Hollow Man | Actor | Matthew Kensington | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Picnic | Actor | Hal Carter | 58 Average |
| 1999 | It's the Rage | Actor | Tennel | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Best Laid Plans | Actor | Bryce | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Mod Squad | Actor | Billy Waites | 55 Average |
| 1997 | My Brother's War | Actor | Pete | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Mimic | Actor | Josh | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Nightwatch | Actor | James Gallman | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Gang in Blue | Actor | Keith DeBruler | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Flirting with Disaster | Actor | Tony Kent | 60 Fair |
| 1996 | Bed of Roses | Actor | Danny | 58 Average |
| 1994 | The Road Killers | Actor | Tom | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Winnetka Road | Actor | Jack Passion | 69 Fair |
| 1989 | The Young Riders | Actor | Wild Bill Hickok | 70 Good |
| 1989 | Finish Line | Actor | Glenn Shrevelow | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Private Eye | Actor | Johnny Betts | 68 Fair |
| 1987 | Prison for Children | Actor | Boise | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Thrashin' | Actor | Corey Webster | 59 Average |
| 1985 | The Goonies | Actor | Brand Walsh | 73 Good |
| 1985 | The Making of 'The Goonies' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough | Actor | Brand | N/A N/A |
| Nevermind | Actor | Zoogoer (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
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| Sicario: Capos | Actor | Matt Graver | N/A N/A |
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| Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2008 | No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2024 | Brothers | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | George & Tammy | Production | Executive Producer | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | Outer Range | Production | Executive Producer | 69 Fair |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2008 | No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
Editing |
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| 2008 | No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |