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Josh Brolin

Acting 58 years old Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 6.1
Born: February 12, 1968

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.

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Known For

The Running Man
The Running Man Dan Killian 2025
Weapons
Weapons Archer 2025
Dune
Dune Gurney Halleck 2021
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War Thanos 2018
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two Gurney Halleck 2024

Jimmy's Seen (10)

Weapons
Weapons Executive Producer 2025
Dune
Dune Gurney Halleck 2021
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron Thanos (uncredited) 2015
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame Thanos 2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War Thanos 2018
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter Buck Ferguson 2018
Sicario
Sicario Matt Graver 2015
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame Thanos 2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War Thanos 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (133)

Whalefall
Whalefall Mitt Gardiner 2026
The Dog Stars
The Dog Stars Bangley 2026
Breakdown: 1975
Breakdown: 1975 Self 2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Mons. Jefferson Wicks 2025
The American Revolution
The American Revolution George Washington (voice) 2025
The Running Man
The Running Man Dan Killian 2025
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford Narrator (voice) 2025
Weapons
Weapons Archer 2025
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation Self 2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Self (archive footage) 2025
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross Narrator 2024
Brothers
Brothers Moke Munger 2024
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two Gurney Halleck 2024
N-Men: The Untold Story
N-Men: The Untold Story John O’Shei 2023
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear Narrator 2023
Outer Range
Outer Range Royal Abbott 2022
Dune
Dune Gurney Halleck 2021
Flag Day
Flag Day Uncle Beck 2021
What If...?
What If...? Thanos (voice) 2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Self 2020
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School 2020
Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart Self 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
The Tony Alva Story
The Tony Alva Story Self 2019
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame Thanos 2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
Once Upon a Deadpool Cable 2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Matt Graver 2018
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 Cable 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War Thanos 2018
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter Buck Ferguson 2018
Only the Brave
Only the Brave Eric Marsh 2017
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story Narrator (voice) 2016
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross Narrator (voice) 2016
Ride with Norman Reedus
Ride with Norman Reedus Self 2016
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar! Eddie Mannix 2016
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario (archive footage) 2016
Sicario
Sicario Matt Graver 2015
Everest
Everest Beck Weathers 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Chryskylodon Blues
Chryskylodon Blues Self 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron Thanos (uncredited) 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen 2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Dwight 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Thanos (uncredited) 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Labor Day
Labor Day Frank 2013
Oldboy
Oldboy Joe Doucett 2013
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau Self - Narrator 2013
Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad John O'Mara 2013
Radioman
Radioman Self 2012
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Mankind: The Story of All of Us Self - Narrator 2012
Untamed Americas
Untamed Americas Narrator 2012
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3 Young Agent K 2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary Self 2011
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' Self 2011
Blackout
Blackout Terrance Danfield 2011
True Grit
True Grit Tom Chaney 2010
Conan
Conan Self - Guest 2010
The Women of SNL
The Women of SNL Various (archive footage) 2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Roy 2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Bretton James 2010
The Tillman Story
The Tillman Story Narrator (voice) 2010
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex Jonah Hex 2010
The People Speak
The People Speak Self 2009
Women in Trouble
Women in Trouble Nick Chapel 2009
30 for 30
30 for 30 Narrator (voice) 2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler Bar Guy (archive footage) 2009
Milk
Milk Dan White 2008
W.
W. George W. Bush 2008
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' Self 2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Self 2008
Stand Up to Cancer
Stand Up to Cancer Self 2008
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes Self 2008
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' Self 2008
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men Llewelyn Moss 2007
American Gangster
American Gangster Detective Trupo 2007
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (segment "World cinema") 2007
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah Chief Buchwald 2007
Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately Self (archive footage) 2007
Planet Terror
Planet Terror Dr. William Block 2007
Grindhouse
Grindhouse Block (segment "Planet Terror") 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self - Guest 2007
The Dead Girl
The Dead Girl Tarlow 2006
Into the Blue
Into the Blue Bates 2005
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue' Self 2005
Into the West
Into the West Jedediah Smith 2005
Melinda and Melinda
Melinda and Melinda Greg 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Milwaukee, Minnesota Gary 2003
Mister Sterling
Mister Sterling Bill Sterling 2003
Coastlines
Coastlines Dave Lockhart 2002
Lorraine
Lorraine Self 2001
Slow Burn
Slow Burn Duster 2000
Hollow Man
Hollow Man Matthew Kensington 2000
Picnic
Picnic Hal Carter 2000
It's the Rage
It's the Rage Tennel 1999
Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans Bryce 1999
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad Billy Waites 1999
My Brother's War
My Brother's War Pete 1997
Mimic
Mimic Josh 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Nightwatch
Nightwatch James Gallman 1997
Gang in Blue
Gang in Blue Keith DeBruler 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - Guest 1996
Flirting with Disaster
Flirting with Disaster Tony Kent 1996
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses Danny 1996
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Jack Pierce 1995
The Road Killers
The Road Killers Tom 1994
Winnetka Road
Winnetka Road Jack Passion 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
The Young Riders
The Young Riders Wild Bill Hickok 1989
Finish Line
Finish Line Glenn Shrevelow 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Private Eye
Private Eye Johnny Betts 1987
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street Taylor Rolator 1987
Prison for Children
Prison for Children Boise 1987
Thrashin'
Thrashin' Corey Webster 1986
The Goonies
The Goonies Brand 1985
The Making Of The Goonies
The Making Of The Goonies Self 1985
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven 1984
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
My Darling California
My Darling California Roland
A Celebration of the Life and Times of Skippy Jessop
A Celebration of the Life and Times of Skippy Jessop

Directing Credits (2)

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