Josh James Brolin (/ˈbroʊlɪn/; 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.
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Known For
The Dog Stars
Bangley
2026
The Running Man
Dan Killian
2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Msgr. Jefferson Wicks
2025
Weapons
Archer Graff
2025
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
Self
2025
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
Narrator
2024
Brothers
Moke Munger
2024
Dune: Part Two
Gurney Halleck
2024
N-Men: The Untold Story
John O’Shei
2023
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
Narrator
2023
Outer Range
Royal Abbott · (15 episodes)
2022
Dune
Gurney Halleck
2021
Flag Day
Uncle Beck
2021
What If...?
Thanos (voice) · (3 episodes)
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited) · (17 episodes)
2021
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
2020
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
(1 episode)
2020
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
The Tony Alva Story
Self
2019
Avengers: Endgame
Thanos
2019
Once Upon a Deadpool
Cable
2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Matt Graver
2018
Deadpool 2
Cable
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Thanos
2018
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
Buck Ferguson
2018
Only the Brave
Eric Marsh
2017
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
Narrator (voice)
2016
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
Narrator (voice)
2016
Hail, Caesar!
Eddie Mannix
2016
Sicario
Matt Graver
2015
Everest
Beck Weathers
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (4 episodes)
2015
Chryskylodon Blues
Self
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Thanos (uncredited)
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Inherent Vice
Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Dwight
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Thanos (uncredited)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
Labor Day
Frank
2013
Oldboy
Joe Doucett
2013
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
Self - Narrator
2013
Gangster Squad
John O'Mara
2013
Radioman
Self
2012
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Self - Narrator · (12 episodes)
2012
Untamed Americas
Narrator · (4 episodes)
2012
Men in Black 3
Young Agent K
2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
2011
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
Self
2011
Blackout
Terrance Danfield · (2 episodes)
2011
True Grit
Tom Chaney
2010
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Roy
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Bretton James
2010
The Tillman Story
Narrator (voice)
2010
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
2010
The People Speak
Self
2009
Women in Trouble
Nick Chapel
2009
30 for 30
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Bar Guy (archive footage)
2009
Milk
Dan White
2008
W.
George W. Bush
2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
2008
Stand Up to Cancer
Self · (1 episode)
2008
Diary of a Country Sheriff
Self
2008
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
2008
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
Self
2008
American Gangster
Detective Trupo
2007
To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "World cinema")
2007
In the Valley of Elah
Chief Buchwald
2007
Chelsea Lately
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2007
No Country for Old Men
Llewelyn Moss
2007
World Cinema
Cowboy
2007
Planet Terror
Dr. William Block
2007
Grindhouse
Block (segment "Planet Terror")
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2007
The Dead Girl
Tarlow
2006
Into the Blue
Bates
2005
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'
Self
2005
Into the West
Jedediah Smith · (6 episodes)
2005
Melinda and Melinda
Greg
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Gary
2003
Mister Sterling
Bill Sterling · (10 episodes)
2003
Coastlines
Dave Lockhart
2002
Lorraine
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Slow Burn
Duster
2000
Hollow Man
Matthew Kensington
2000
Picnic
Hal Carter
2000
It's the Rage
Tennel
1999
Best Laid Plans
Bryce
1999
The Mod Squad
Billy Waites
1999
My Brother's War
Pete
1997
Mimic
Josh
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Nightwatch
James Gallman
1997
Gang in Blue
Keith DeBruler
1996
Flirting with Disaster
Tony Kent
1996
Bed of Roses
Danny
1996
The Young Riders
Wild Bill Hickok · (68 episodes)
1989
21 Jump Street
Taylor Rolator · (1 episode)
1987
The Making of 'The Goonies'
Self
1985
Whalefall
Mitt Gardiner
The Making of 'Dune: Part Two'
The Outer Limits
Jack Pierce · (1 episode)
1995
The Road Killers
Tom
1994
Winnetka Road
Jack Passion · (6 episodes)
1994
Late Show with David Letterman
(1 episode)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992
Finish Line
Glenn Shrevelow
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Private Eye
Johnny Betts · (12 episodes)
1987
Prison for Children
Boise
1987
Thrashin'
Corey Webster
1986
The Goonies
Brand
1985
Highway to Heaven
(1 episode)
1984
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953