8.2
Movie
Acting
Josh Brolin
- Born
- (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 138 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.2
Movie
8.2
Movie
Avengers: Endgame
7.5
Movie
Deadpool 2
7.8
Movie
Dune
8.0
Movie
No Country for Old Men
6.5
Movie
Men in Black 3
7.4
Movie
Sicario
8.1
Movie
Dune: Part Two
7.5
Movie
The Goonies
7.6
Movie
American Gangster
7.3
Movie
True Grit
6.8
Movie
Everest
8.0
TV
What If...?
6.4
Movie
Gangster Squad
6.4
Movie
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
6.9
Movie
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
7.3
Movie
Weapons
5.9
Movie
Hail, Caesar!
Acting credits 136
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Fleshing Out the Hollow Man Film | Self |
| TBA | Sicario 3 Film | Matt Graver |
| 2026 | Dune: Part Three Film | Gurney Halleck |
| 2026 | Whalefall Film | Mitt Gardiner |
| 2026 | VisionQuest TV | Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 2026 | The Dog Stars Film | Bangley |
| 2026 | Horse Power Film | Narrator |
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975 Film | Self |
| 2025 | Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Film | Mons. Jefferson Wicks |
| 2025 | The American Revolution TV | George Washington (voice) (6 ep) |
| 2025 | The Running Man Film | Dan Killian |
| 2025 | Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford TV | Narrator (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2025 | Weapons Film | Archer |
| 2025 | Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation Film | Self |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross Film | Narrator |
| 2024 | Brothers Film | Moke Munger |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two Film | Gurney Halleck |
| 2023 | N-Men: The Untold Story Film | John O’Shei |
| 2023 | Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear Film | Narrator |
| 2022 | Outer Range TV | Royal Abbott (15 ep) |
| 2021 | Dune Film | Gurney Halleck |
| 2021 | Flag Day Film | Uncle Beck |
| 2021 | What If...? TV | Thanos (voice) (3 ep) |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Legends TV | Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited) (17 ep) |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Film | Self |
| 2020 | Russo Bros. Pizza Film School TV | (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2019 | The Tony Alva Story Film | Self |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame Film | Thanos |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool Film | Cable |
| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado Film | Matt Graver |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 Film | Cable |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War Film | Thanos |
| 2018 | The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter Film | Buck Ferguson |
| 2017 | Only the Brave Film | Eric Marsh |
| 2016 | Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Ride with Norman Reedus TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! Film | Eddie Mannix |
| 2016 | Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario Film | (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Sicario Film | Matt Graver |
| 2015 | Everest Film | Beck Weathers |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest (7 ep) |
| 2015 | Chryskylodon Blues Film | Self |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron Film | Thanos (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Hot Ones TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice Film | Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Film | Dwight |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy Film | Thanos (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest (3 ep) |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Labor Day Film | Frank |
| 2013 | Oldboy Film | Joe Doucett |
| 2013 | Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau Film | Self - Narrator |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad Film | John O'Mara |
| 2012 | Radioman Film | Self |
| 2012 | Mankind: The Story of All of Us TV | Self - Narrator (12 ep) |
Crew credits 8
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Mister Film | Producer |
| 2025 | Weapons Film | Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Brothers Film | Producer |
| 2022 | George & Tammy TV | Executive Producer (6 ep) |
| 2022 | Outer Range TV | Executive Producer, Director (15 ep) |
| 2011 | Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' Film | Thanks |
| 2009 | The People Speak Film | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary Film | Director, Editor, Producer |