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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-02-12 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

2025

The Running Man as Dan Killian

2024

Brothers as Moke Munger
Dune: Part Two as Gurney Halleck

2023

N-Men: The Untold Story as John O’Shei

2022

Outer Range as Royal Abbott

2021

Dune as Gurney Halleck
Flag Day as Uncle Beck
What If...? as Thanos (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends as Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020

2019

2018

Deadpool 2 as Cable

2017

Only the Brave as Eric Marsh

2016

Hail, Caesar! as Eddie Mannix

2015

Everest as Beck Weathers
Sicario as Matt Graver
Avengers: Age of Ultron as Thanos (uncredited)
Hot Ones as Self

2014

Inherent Vice as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Guardians of the Galaxy as Thanos (uncredited)

2013

Gangster Squad as John O'Mara
Oldboy as Joe Doucett
Labor Day as Frank

2012

Men in Black 3 as Young Agent K
Radioman as Self
Untamed Americas as Narrator

2011

Blackout as Terrance Danfield

2010

Jonah Hex as Jonah Hex
The Tillman Story as Narrator (voice)
True Grit as Tom Chaney
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
Conan as Self

2009

Women in Trouble as Nick Chapel
30 for 30 as Narrator (voice)

2008

Milk as Dan White
W. as George W. Bush

2007

Planet Terror as Dr. William Block
American Gangster as Detective Trupo
In the Valley of Elah as Chief Buchwald
No Country for Old Men as Llewelyn Moss
Grindhouse as Block (segment "Planet Terror")
To Each His Own Cinema as (segment "World cinema")

2006

The Dead Girl as Tarlow

2005

Into the Blue as Bates
Into the West as Jedediah Smith

2004

2003

Mister Sterling as Bill Sterling

2002

Coastlines as Dave Lockhart

2001

Lorraine as Self

2000

Hollow Man as Matthew Kensington
Slow Burn as Duster
Picnic as Hal Carter

1999

It's the Rage as Tennel
The Mod Squad as Billy Waites

1997

Nightwatch as James Gallman
Mimic as Josh
The View as Self

1996

Bed of Roses as Danny
Gang in Blue as Keith DeBruler

1995

The Outer Limits as Jack Pierce

1994

Winnetka Road as Jack Passion

1993

1992

1989

Finish Line as Glenn Shrevelow
The Young Riders as Wild Bill Hickok

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1987

21 Jump Street as Taylor Rolator
Private Eye as Johnny Betts

1986

Thrashin' as Corey Webster

1985

The Goonies as Brand Walsh

1984

1981

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live as Space Nazi

1953

The Oscars as Self

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The Dog Stars as Bangley

Production

2025

Weapons as Executive Producer

2024

Brothers as Producer

2022

George & Tammy as Executive Producer
Outer Range as Executive Producer

2009

The People Speak as Executive Producer

Directing

2022

Outer Range as Director

Editing