Josh Brolin

Josh 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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Josh Brolin

Whalefall

Whalefall (2026)

as Mitt Gardiner
Brothers

Brothers (2024)

as Moke Munger
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two (2024)

as Gurney Halleck
Dune

Dune (2021)

as Gurney Halleck
Flag Day

Flag Day (2021)

as Uncle Beck
Sicario

Sicario (2015)

as Matt Graver
Everest

Everest (2015)

as Beck Weathers
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

as Thanos (uncredited)
Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice (2014)

as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

as Thanos (uncredited)
Oldboy

Oldboy (2013)

as Joe Doucett
Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3 (2012)

as Young Agent K
True Grit

True Grit (2010)

as Tom Chaney
The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL (2010)

as Various (archive footage)
The Tillman Story

The Tillman Story (2010)

as Narrator (voice)
Milk

Milk (2008)

as Dan White
W.

W. (2008)

as George W. Bush
American Gangster

American Gangster (2007)

as Detective Trupo
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

as (segment "World cinema")
Planet Terror

Planet Terror (2007)

as Dr. William Block
Grindhouse

Grindhouse (2007)

as Block (segment "Planet Terror")
Coastlines

Coastlines (2002)

as Dave Lockhart
Hollow Man

Hollow Man (2000)

as Matthew Kensington
Picnic

Picnic (2000)

as Hal Carter
Nightwatch

Nightwatch (1997)

as James Gallman
Gang in Blue

Gang in Blue (1996)

as Keith DeBruler
Finish Line

Finish Line (1989)

as Glenn Shrevelow
Thrashin'

Thrashin' (1986)

as Corey Webster