Acting · Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA · Born February 12, 1968
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.
MovieDune: Part Three
2026
as Gurney Halleck
MovieWhalefall
2026
as Mitt Gardiner
MovieThe Dog Stars
2026
as Bangley
MovieHorse Power
2026
as Narrator
MovieBreakdown: 1975
2025
as Self
MovieWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
as Mons. Jefferson Wicks
TVThe American Revolution
2025
as George Washington (voice)
MovieThe Running Man
2025
as Dan Killian
TVCountdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
2025
as Narrator (voice)
MovieWeapons
2025
as Archer
MovieKerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
2025
as Self
MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
2024
as Narrator
MovieBrothers
2024
as Moke Munger
MovieDune: Part Two
2024
as Gurney Halleck
MovieN-Men: The Untold Story
2023
as John O’Shei
MovieGround Swell: The Other Side of Fear
2023
as Narrator
TVOuter Range
2022
as Royal Abbott
MovieDune
2021
as Gurney Halleck
MovieFlag Day
2021
as Uncle Beck
TVWhat If...?
2021
as Thanos (voice)
TVMarvel Studios Legends
2021
as Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieChadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self
TVRusso Bros. Pizza Film School
2020
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieThe Tony Alva Story
2019
as Self
MovieAvengers: Endgame
2019
as Thanos
MovieOnce Upon a Deadpool
2018
as Cable
MovieSicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
as Matt Graver
MovieDeadpool 2
2018
as Cable
MovieAvengers: Infinity War
2018
as Thanos
MovieThe Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
2018
as Buck Ferguson
MovieOnly the Brave
2017
as Eric Marsh
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
2016
as Narrator (voice)
MovieUnchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
2016
as Narrator (voice)
TVRide with Norman Reedus
2016
as Self
MovieHail, Caesar!
2016
as Eddie Mannix
MovieBattle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
2016
as (archive footage)
MovieSicario
2015
as Matt Graver
MovieEverest
2015
as Beck Weathers
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieChryskylodon Blues
2015
as Self
MovieAvengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Thanos (uncredited)
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieInherent Vice
2014
as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
MovieSin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
as Dwight
MovieGuardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Thanos (uncredited)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieLabor Day
2013
as Frank
MovieOldboy
2013
as Joe Doucett
MovieHawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
2013
as Self - Narrator
MovieGangster Squad
2013
as John O'Mara
MovieRadioman
2012
as Self
TVMankind: The Story of All of Us
2012
as Self - Narrator
TVUntamed Americas
2012
as Narrator
MovieMen in Black 3
2012
as Young Agent K
MovieWoody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self
MovieBack Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
2011
as Self
TVBlackout
2011
as Terrance Danfield
MovieTrue Grit
2010
as Tom Chaney
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
MovieYou Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Roy
MovieWall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010
as Bretton James
MovieThe Tillman Story
2010
as Narrator (voice)
MovieJonah Hex
2010
as Jonah Hex
MovieThe People Speak
2009
as Self
MovieWomen in Trouble
2009
as Nick Chapel
TV30 for 30
2009
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
as Bar Guy (archive footage)
MovieMilk
2008
as Dan White
MovieW.
2008
as George W. Bush
MovieFallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
2008
as Self
MovieFantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
TVStand Up to Cancer
2008
as Self
MovieNo Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
2008
as Self
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
2008
as Self - Llewelyn Moss
MovieNo Country for Old Men
2007
as Llewelyn Moss
MovieAmerican Gangster
2007
as Detective Trupo
MovieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
as (segment "World cinema")
MovieIn the Valley of Elah
2007
as Chief Buchwald
TVChelsea Lately
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePlanet Terror
2007
as Dr. William Block
MovieGrindhouse
2007
as Block (segment "Planet Terror")
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Dead Girl
2006
as Tarlow
MovieInto the Blue
2005
as Bates
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'
2005
as Self
TVInto the West
2005
as Jedediah Smith
MovieMelinda and Melinda
2004
as Greg
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieMilwaukee, Minnesota
2003
as Gary
TVMister Sterling
2003
as Bill Sterling
MovieCoastlines
2002
as Dave Lockhart
TVLorraine
2001
as Self
MovieSlow Burn
2000
as Duster
MovieHollow Man
2000
as Matthew Kensington
MoviePicnic
2000
as Hal Carter
MovieAll the Rage
1999
as Tennel
MovieBest Laid Plans
1999
as Bryce
MovieThe Mod Squad
1999
as Billy Waites
MovieMy Brother's War
1997
as Pete
MovieMimic
1997
as Josh
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieNightwatch
1997
as James Gallman
MovieGang in Blue
1996
as Keith DeBruler
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieFlirting with Disaster
1996
as Tony Kent
MovieBed of Roses
1996
as Danny
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Jack Pierce
MovieThe Road Killers
1994
as Tom
TVWinnetka Road
1994
as Jack Passion
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TVThe Young Riders
1989
as Wild Bill Hickok
MovieFinish Line
1989
as Glenn Shrevelow
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVPrivate Eye
1987
as Johnny Betts
TV21 Jump Street
1987
as Taylor Rolator
MoviePrison for Children
1987
as Boise
MovieThrashin'
1986
as Corey Webster
MovieThe Goonies
1985
as Brand
MovieThe Making Of The Goonies
1985
as Self
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
Sicario: Capos
as Matt Graver
MovieFleshing Out the Hollow Man
as Self
