Josh Brolin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1968
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Mister TBA
Producer
- A Speck in the Sea
A Speck in the Sea TBA
as Johnny Aldridge
- Sicario 3
Sicario 3 TBA
as Matt Graver
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man TBA
as Self
Dune: Part Three 2026
as Gurney Halleck
Whalefall 2026
as Mitt Gardiner
The Dog Stars 2026
as Bangley
Horse Power 2026
as Narrator
Breakdown: 1975 2025
as Self
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025
as Mons. Jefferson Wicks
The Running Man 2025
as Dan Killian
Weapons 2025
as Archer, Executive Producer
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation 2025
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross 2024
as Narrator
Brothers 2024
as Moke Munger, Producer
Frank Miller: American Genius 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Dune: Part Two 2024
as Gurney Halleck
N-Men: The Untold Story 2023
as John O’Shei
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear 2023
as Narrator
Dune 2021
as Gurney Halleck
Flag Day 2021
as Uncle Beck
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King 2020
as Self
The Tony Alva Story 2019
as Self
Avengers: Endgame 2019
as Thanos
Once Upon a Deadpool 2018
as Cable
Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018
as Matt Graver
Deadpool 2 2018
as Cable
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
as Thanos
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter 2018
as Buck Ferguson
Only the Brave 2017
as Eric Marsh
- Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Hail, Caesar! 2016
as Eddie Mannix
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario 2016
as (archive footage)
Sicario 2015
as Matt Graver
Everest 2015
as Beck Weathers
Chryskylodon Blues 2015
as Self
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
as Thanos (uncredited)
Inherent Vice 2014
as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 2014
as Dwight
Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
as Thanos (uncredited)
Labor Day 2013
as Frank
Oldboy 2013
as Joe Doucett
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau 2013
as Self - Narrator
Gangster Squad 2013
as John O'Mara
Radioman 2012
as Self
Men in Black 3 2012
as Young Agent K
Woody Allen: A Documentary 2011
as Self
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' 2011
as Self, Thanks
True Grit 2010
as Tom Chaney
The Women of SNL 2010
as Various (archive footage)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2010
as Roy
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010
as Bretton James
The Tillman Story 2010
as Narrator (voice)
Jonah Hex 2010
as Jonah Hex
The People Speak 2009
as Self, Executive Producer
Women in Trouble 2009
as Nick Chapel
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler 2009
as Bar Guy (archive footage)
Milk 2008
as Dan White
W. 2008
as George W. Bush
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' 2008
as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX 2008
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary 2008
as Self, Producer, Editor, Director
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' 2008
as Self - Llewelyn Moss
No Country for Old Men 2007
as Llewelyn Moss
American Gangster 2007
as Detective Trupo
To Each His Own Cinema 2007
as (segment "World cinema")
In the Valley of Elah 2007
as Chief Buchwald
Grindhouse 2007
as Block (segment "Planet Terror")
Planet Terror 2007
as Dr. William Block
The Dead Girl 2006
as Tarlow
Into the Blue 2005
as Bates
- Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue' 2005
as Self
Melinda and Melinda 2004
as Greg
Milwaukee, Minnesota 2003
as Gary
Coastlines 2002
as Dave Lockhart
Slow Burn 2000
as Duster
Hollow Man 2000
as Matthew Kensington
It's the Rage 2000
as Tennel
Picnic 2000
as Hal Carter
Best Laid Plans 1999
as Bryce
The Mod Squad 1999
as Billy Waites
My Brother's War 1997
as Pete
Mimic 1997
as Josh
Nightwatch 1997
as James
Gang in Blue 1996
as Keith DeBruler
Flirting with Disaster 1996
as Tony Kent
Bed of Roses 1996
as Danny
The Road Killers 1994
as Tom
Finish Line 1989
as Glenn Shrevelow
Prison for Children 1987
as Boise
Thrashin' 1986
as Corey Webster
The Goonies 1985
as Brand
The Making Of The Goonies 1985
as Self
Credits from TMDB.