Josh Brolin

Acting

Josh Brolin

Born February 12, 1968Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA134 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

Dune: Part Three

Dune: Part Three

Movie

2026

Whalefall

Movie

2026

The Dog Stars

Movie

2026

Breakdown: 1975
6.4

Breakdown: 1975

Movie

2025

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
7.2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Movie

2025

The American Revolution
5.5

The American Revolution

TV

2025

Filmography

Dune: Part Three
2026Dune: Part Threeas Gurney HalleckMovie
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2026Whalefallas Mitt GardinerMovie
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2026The Dog Starsas BangleyMovie
Breakdown: 1975
2025Breakdown: 1975as SelfMovie
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryas Mons. Jefferson WicksMovie
The American Revolution
2025The American Revolutionas George Washington (voice)TV
The Running Man
2025The Running Manas Dan KillianMovie
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
2025Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawfordas Narrator (voice)TV
Weapons
2025Weaponsas ArcherMovie
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
2025Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nationas SelfMovie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)Movie
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
2024Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercrossas NarratorMovie
Brothers
2024Brothersas Moke MungerMovie
Dune: Part Two
2024Dune: Part Twoas Gurney HalleckMovie
N-Men: The Untold Story
2023N-Men: The Untold Storyas John O’SheiMovie
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
2023Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fearas NarratorMovie
George & Tammy
2022George & TammyExecutive ProducerTV
Outer Range
2022Outer Rangeas Royal AbbottTV
Dune
2021Duneas Gurney HalleckMovie
Flag Day
2021Flag Dayas Uncle BeckMovie
What If...?
2021What If...?as Thanos (voice)TV
Marvel Studios Legends
2021Marvel Studios Legendsas Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)TV
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a Kingas SelfMovie
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
2020Russo Bros. Pizza Film SchoolTV
Reunited Apart
2020Reunited Apartas SelfTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
The Tony Alva Story
2019The Tony Alva Storyas SelfMovie
Avengers: Endgame
2019Avengers: Endgameas ThanosMovie
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018Once Upon a Deadpoolas CableMovie
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018Sicario: Day of the Soldadoas Matt GraverMovie
Deadpool 2
2018Deadpool 2as CableMovie
Avengers: Infinity War
2018Avengers: Infinity Waras ThanosMovie
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
2018The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunteras Buck FergusonMovie
Only the Brave
2017Only the Braveas Eric MarshMovie
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2016Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Storyas Narrator (voice)Movie
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
2016Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocrossas Narrator (voice)Movie
Ride with Norman Reedus
2016Ride with Norman Reedusas SelfTV
Hail, Caesar!
2016Hail, Caesar!as Eddie MannixMovie
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
2016Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicarioas (archive footage)Movie
Sicario
2015Sicarioas Matt GraverMovie
Everest
2015Everestas Beck WeathersMovie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Chryskylodon Blues
2015Chryskylodon Bluesas SelfMovie
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015Avengers: Age of Ultronas Thanos (uncredited)Movie
Hot Ones
2015Hot Onesas SelfTV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Inherent Vice
2014Inherent Viceas Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" BjornsenMovie
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill Foras DwightMovie
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014Guardians of the Galaxyas Thanos (uncredited)Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV
Labor Day
2013Labor Dayas FrankMovie
Oldboy
2013Oldboyas Joe DoucettMovie
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
2013Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikauas Self - NarratorMovie
Gangster Squad
2013Gangster Squadas John O'MaraMovie
Radioman
2012Radiomanas SelfMovie
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
2012Mankind: The Story of All of Usas Self - NarratorTV
Untamed Americas
2012Untamed Americasas NarratorTV
Men in Black 3
2012Men in Black 3as Young Agent KMovie
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011Woody Allen: A Documentaryas SelfMovie
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
2011Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'as SelfMovie
Blackout
2011Blackoutas Terrance DanfieldTV
True Grit
2010True Gritas Tom ChaneyMovie
Conan
2010Conanas Self - GuestTV
The Women of SNL
2010The Women of SNLas Various (archive footage)Movie
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark Strangeras RoyMovie
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010Wall Street: Money Never Sleepsas Bretton JamesMovie
The Tillman Story
2010The Tillman Storyas Narrator (voice)Movie
Jonah Hex
2010Jonah Hexas Jonah HexMovie
The People Speak
2009The People Speakas SelfMovie
Women in Trouble
2009Women in Troubleas Nick ChapelMovie
30 for 30
200930 for 30as Narrator (voice)TV
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehleras Bar Guy (archive footage)Movie
Milk
2008Milkas Dan WhiteMovie
W.
2008W.as George W. BushMovie
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
2008Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'as SelfMovie
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXas SelfMovie
Stand Up to Cancer
2008Stand Up to Canceras SelfTV
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
2008No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenesas SelfMovie
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2008The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'as SelfMovie
No Country for Old Men
2007No Country for Old Menas Llewelyn MossMovie
American Gangster
2007American Gangsteras Detective TrupoMovie
To Each His Own Cinema
2007To Each His Own Cinemaas (segment "World cinema")Movie
In the Valley of Elah
2007In the Valley of Elahas Chief BuchwaldMovie
Chelsea Lately
2007Chelsea Latelyas Self (archive footage)TV
Planet Terror
2007Planet Terroras Dr. William BlockMovie
Grindhouse
2007Grindhouseas Block (segment "Planet Terror")Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas Self - GuestTV
The Dead Girl
2006The Dead Girlas TarlowMovie
Into the Blue
2005Into the Blueas BatesMovie
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2005Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'as SelfMovie
Into the West
2005Into the Westas Jedediah SmithTV
Melinda and Melinda
2004Melinda and Melindaas GregMovie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003Milwaukee, Minnesotaas GaryMovie
Mister Sterling
2003Mister Sterlingas Bill SterlingTV
Coastlines
2002Coastlinesas Dave LockhartMovie
Lorraine
2001Lorraineas SelfTV
Slow Burn
2000Slow Burnas DusterMovie
Hollow Man
2000Hollow Manas Matthew KensingtonMovie
Picnic
2000Picnicas Hal CarterMovie
All the Rage
1999All the Rageas TennelMovie
Best Laid Plans
1999Best Laid Plansas BryceMovie
The Mod Squad
1999The Mod Squadas Billy WaitesMovie
My Brother's War
1997My Brother's Waras PeteMovie
Mimic
1997Mimicas JoshMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Nightwatch
1997Nightwatchas James GallmanMovie
Gang in Blue
1996Gang in Blueas Keith DeBrulerMovie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas Self - GuestTV
Flirting with Disaster
1996Flirting with Disasteras Tony KentMovie
Bed of Roses
1996Bed of Rosesas DannyMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Jack PierceTV
The Road Killers
1994The Road Killersas TomMovie
Winnetka Road
1994Winnetka Roadas Jack PassionTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
The Young Riders
1989The Young Ridersas Wild Bill HickokTV
Finish Line
1989Finish Lineas Glenn ShrevelowMovie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
Private Eye
1987Private Eyeas Johnny BettsTV
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Streetas Taylor RolatorTV
Prison for Children
1987Prison for Childrenas BoiseMovie
Thrashin'
1986Thrashin'as Corey WebsterMovie
The Goonies
1985The Gooniesas BrandMovie
The Making Of The Goonies
1985The Making Of The Gooniesas SelfMovie
Highway to Heaven
1984Highway to HeavenTV
Entertainment Tonight
1981Entertainment Tonightas SelfTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
M
—My Darling Californiaas RolandMovie