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