Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
12 Februari 1968 (58)
Place of birth
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Josh J. Brolin · Josh James Brolin · Joshua Brolin
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.
Dikenal lewat
8.2
Film
Avengers: Endgame
Thanos
2019
8.2
Film
Avengers: Infinity War
Thanos
2018
8.1
Film
Dune: Part Two
Gurney Halleck
2024
6.6
Film
The Dog Stars
Bangley
2026
7.8
Film
Dune
Gurney Halleck
2021
7.3
Film
Weapons
Archer
2025
6.7
Film
The Running Man
Dan Killian
2025
7.5
Film
Deadpool 2
Cable
2018
8.0
Film
No Country for Old Men
Llewelyn Moss
2007
7.4
Film
Sicario
Matt Graver
2015
6.5
Film
Men in Black 3
Young Agent K
2012
7.2
Film
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Mons. Jefferson Wicks
2025
7.5
Film
The Goonies
Brand
1985
7.6
Film
American Gangster
Detective Trupo
2007
0.0
Film
Dune: Part Three
Gurney Halleck
2026
6.4
Film
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Dwight
2014
6.9
Film
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Matt Graver
2018
7.3
Film
True Grit
Tom Chaney
2010
7.4
Series
The Young Riders
Wild Bill Hickok
1989–1992
0.0
Film
Whalefall
Mitt Gardiner
2026
6.8
Film
Everest
Beck Weathers
2015
6.0
Film
Hollow Man
Matthew Kensington
2000
6.4
Film
Gangster Squad
John O'Mara
2013
5.9
Film
Oldboy
Joe Doucett
2013
7.1
Film
Labor Day
Frank
2013
6.7
Film
Planet Terror
Dr. William Block
2007
7.5
Film
Only the Brave
Eric Marsh
2017
6.5
Film
Inherent Vice
Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
2014
6.9
Series
Outer Range
Royal Abbott
2022–2024
5.9
Film
Into the Blue
Bates
2005
8.0
Series
Into the West
Jedediah Smith
2005
7.1
Film
Once Upon a Deadpool
Cable
2018
6.2
Film
Melinda and Melinda
Greg
2004
5.9
Film
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Roy
2010
6.1
Film
W.
George W. Bush
2008
5.9
Film
Brothers
Moke Munger
2024
6.2
Film
Flirting with Disaster
Tony Kent
1996
4.8
Series
Private Eye
Johnny Betts
1987–1988
5.9
Film
Hail, Caesar!
Eddie Mannix
2016
8.3
Series
Mister Sterling
Bill Sterling
2003
5.0
Film
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
2010
6.5
Film
To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "World cinema")
2007
6.8
Film
In the Valley of Elah
Chief Buchwald
2007
6.1
Film
Mimic
Josh
1997
7.2
Film
Milk
Dan White
2008
6.1
Film
Nightwatch
James Gallman
1997
6.1
Film
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Bretton James
2010
5.8
Film
Flag Day
Uncle Beck
2021
4.7
Series
Winnetka Road
Jack Passion
1994
6.8
Film
Breakdown: 1975
Self
2025
5.0
Series
Blackout
Terrance Danfield
2011
6.8
Series
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Self - Narrator
2012
6.8
Series
Untamed Americas
Narrator
2012
7.2
Series
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
Narrator (voice)
2025
5.2
Film
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
Buck Ferguson
2018
8.1
Film
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
2020
6.3
Film
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
Narrator (voice)
2016
6.2
Film
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
Self
2025
10.0
Film
The Tony Alva Story
Self
2019
Acting credits 59 titles
Whalefall
as Mitt Gardiner
0.0
2026
The Dog Stars
as Bangley
6.6
2026
Dune: Part Three
as Gurney Halleck
0.0
2026
Weapons
as Archer
7.3
2025
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
as Narrator (voice)
7.2
2025
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
as Self
6.2
2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Mons. Jefferson Wicks
7.2
2025
The Running Man
as Dan Killian
6.7
2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
6.8
2025
Brothers
as Moke Munger
5.9
2024
Dune: Part Two
as Gurney Halleck
8.1
2024
Outer Range
as Royal Abbott
6.9
2022–2024
Flag Day
as Uncle Beck
5.8
2021
Dune
as Gurney Halleck
7.8
2021
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self
8.1
2020
The Tony Alva Story
as Self
10.0
2019
Avengers: Endgame
as Thanos
8.2
2019
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
as Buck Ferguson
5.2
2018
Deadpool 2
as Cable
7.5
2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as Matt Graver
6.9
2018
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Cable
7.1
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
as Thanos
8.2
2018
Only the Brave
as Eric Marsh
7.5
2017
Hail, Caesar!
as Eddie Mannix
5.9
2016
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
as Narrator (voice)
6.3
2016
Everest
as Beck Weathers
6.8
2015
Sicario
as Matt Graver
7.4
2015
Inherent Vice
as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
6.5
2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Dwight
6.4
2014
Gangster Squad
as John O'Mara
6.4
2013
Oldboy
as Joe Doucett
5.9
2013
Labor Day
as Frank
7.1
2013
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
as Self - Narrator
6.8
2012
Untamed Americas
as Narrator
6.8
2012
Men in Black 3
as Young Agent K
6.5
2012
Blackout
as Terrance Danfield
5.0
2011
Jonah Hex
as Jonah Hex
5.0
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Roy
5.9
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Bretton James
6.1
2010
True Grit
as Tom Chaney
7.3
2010
W.
as George W. Bush
6.1
2008
Milk
as Dan White
7.2
2008
American Gangster
as Detective Trupo
7.6
2007
No Country for Old Men
as Llewelyn Moss
8.0
2007
Planet Terror
as Dr. William Block
6.7
2007
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "World cinema")
6.5
2007
In the Valley of Elah
as Chief Buchwald
6.8
2007
Into the West
as Jedediah Smith
8.0
2005
Into the Blue
as Bates
5.9
2005
Melinda and Melinda
as Greg
6.2
2004
Mister Sterling
as Bill Sterling
8.3
2003
Hollow Man
as Matthew Kensington
6.0
2000
Nightwatch
as James Gallman
6.1
1997
Mimic
as Josh
6.1
1997
Flirting with Disaster
as Tony Kent
6.2
1996
Winnetka Road
as Jack Passion
4.7
1994
The Young Riders
as Wild Bill Hickok
7.4
1989–1992
Private Eye
as Johnny Betts
4.8
1987–1988
The Goonies
as Brand
7.5
1985