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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-02-12 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Josh J. Brolin

조시 브롤린

Josh James Brolin

जौश ब्रोलिन

جاش برولین

Josh Brolin

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Brolin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Flirting with Disaster

1996

Flirting with Disaster

as

Tony Kent

Milk

2008

Milk

as

Dan White

Nightwatch

1997

Nightwatch

as

James Gallman

W.

2008

W.

as

George W. Bush

Planet Terror

2007

Planet Terror

as

Dr. William Block

Bed of Roses

1996

Bed of Roses

as

Danny

Mimic

1997

Mimic

as

Josh

American Gangster

2007

American Gangster

as

Detective Trupo

Jonah Hex

2010

Jonah Hex

as

Jonah Hex

In the Valley of Elah

2007

In the Valley of Elah

as

Chief Buchwald

No Country for Old Men

2007

No Country for Old Men

as

Llewelyn Moss

It's the Rage

1999

It's the Rage

as

Tennel

Into the Blue

2005

Into the Blue

as

Bates

Women in Trouble

2009

Women in Trouble

as

Nick Chapel

The Goonies

1985

The Goonies

as

Brand Walsh

Hollow Man

2000

Hollow Man

as

Matthew Kensington

The Dead Girl

2006

The Dead Girl

as

Tarlow

Thrashin'

1986

Thrashin'

as

Corey Webster

Men in Black 3

2012

Men in Black 3

as

Young Agent K

The Tillman Story

2010

The Tillman Story

as

Narrator (voice)

True Grit

2010

True Grit

as

Tom Chaney

The Mod Squad

1999

The Mod Squad

as

Billy Waites

Best Laid Plans

1999

Best Laid Plans

as

Bryce

Gangster Squad

2013

Gangster Squad

as

John O'Mara

Oldboy

2013

Oldboy

as

Joe Doucett

Coastlines

2002

Coastlines

as

Dave Lockhart

Gang in Blue

1996

Gang in Blue

as

Keith DeBruler

Labor Day

2013

Labor Day

as

Frank

Slow Burn

2000

Slow Burn

as

Duster

Radioman

2012

Radioman

as

Self

Everest

2015

Everest

as

Beck Weathers

Inherent Vice

2014

Inherent Vice

as

Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen

N-Men: The Untold Story

2023

N-Men: The Untold Story

as

John O’Shei

Sicario

2015

Sicario

as

Matt Graver

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

Guardians of the Galaxy

as

Thanos (uncredited)

Hail, Caesar!

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as

Eddie Mannix

Grindhouse

2007

Grindhouse

as

Block (segment "Planet Terror")

Picnic

2000

Picnic

as

Hal Carter

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

as

Bar Guy (archive footage)

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as

Thanos (uncredited)

Weapons

2025

Weapons

as

Finish Line

1989

Finish Line

as

Glenn Shrevelow

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as

(segment "World cinema")

Only the Brave

2017

Only the Brave

as

Eric Marsh

Deadpool 2

2018

Deadpool 2

as

Cable

Dune

2021

Dune

as

Gurney Halleck

The Women of SNL

2010

The Women of SNL

as

Various (archive footage)

Brothers

2024

Brothers

as

Moke Munger

Flag Day

2021

Flag Day

as

Uncle Beck

Avengers: Endgame

2019

Avengers: Endgame

as

Thanos

Dune: Part Two

2024

Dune: Part Two

as

Gurney Halleck

The Running Man

2025

The Running Man

as

Dan Killian

The Dog Stars

The Dog Stars

as

Bangley

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

as

Taylor Rolator

The Young Riders

The Young Riders

as

Wild Bill Hickok

The View

The View

as

Self

Mister Sterling

Mister Sterling

as

Bill Sterling

Into the West

Into the West

as

Jedediah Smith

Winnetka Road

Winnetka Road

as

Jack Passion

Conan

Conan

as

Self

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Jack Pierce

Private Eye

Private Eye

as

Johnny Betts

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

What If...?

What If...?

as

Thanos (voice)

Marvel Studios Legends

Marvel Studios Legends

as

Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)

30 for 30

30 for 30

as

Narrator (voice)

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

as

Self

Blackout

Blackout

as

Terrance Danfield

Outer Range

Outer Range

as

Royal Abbott

Lorraine

Lorraine

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing