Josh Brolin
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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.
Known for
Credits
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
as Thanos
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
as Thanos
Dune (2021)
as Gurney Halleck
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
as Thanos (uncredited)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
as Gurney Halleck
Weapons (2025)
as Archer
The Running Man (2025)
as Dan Killian
No Country for Old Men (2007)
as Llewelyn Moss
Deadpool 2 (2018)
as Cable
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Mons. Jefferson Wicks
Sicario (2015)
as Matt Graver
The Dog Stars (2026)
as Bangley
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
as Thanos (uncredited)
Dune: Part Three (2026)
as Gurney Halleck
The Goonies (1985)
as Brand
American Gangster (2007)
as Detective Trupo
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
as Matt Graver
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Dwight
Hollow Man (2000)
as Matthew Kensington
True Grit (2010)
as Tom Chaney
Men in Black 3 (2012)
as Young Agent K
Only the Brave (2017)
as Eric Marsh
Oldboy (2013)
as Joe Doucett
Into the Blue (2005)
as Bates
Everest (2015)
as Beck Weathers
Inherent Vice (2014)
as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Eddie Mannix
Planet Terror (2007)
as Dr. William Block
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
as Cable
Gangster Squad (2013)
as John O'Mara
Nightwatch (1997)
as James Gallman
Mimic (1997)
as Josh
Labor Day (2013)
as Frank
Milk (2008)
as Dan White
Jonah Hex (2010)
as Jonah Hex
Grindhouse (2007)
as Block (segment "Planet Terror")
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
as Bretton James
Brothers (2024)
as Moke Munger
Flag Day (2021)
as Uncle Beck
Whalefall (2026)
as Mitt Gardiner
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
as Chief Buchwald
Bed of Roses (1996)
as Danny
The Dead Girl (2006)
as Tarlow
W. (2008)
as George W. Bush
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
as Roy
The Mod Squad (1999)
as Billy Waites
Flirting with Disaster (1996)
as Tony Kent
All the Rage (1999)
as Tennel
Thrashin' (1986)
as Corey Webster
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
as (segment "World cinema")
Gang in Blue (1996)
as Keith DeBruler
Slow Burn (2000)
as Duster
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Women in Trouble (2009)
as Nick Chapel
Best Laid Plans (1999)
as Bryce
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
as Greg
Radioman (2012)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
as Bar Guy (archive footage)
The Road Killers (1994)
as Tom
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (2018)
as Buck Ferguson
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
as Self
Finish Line (1989)
as Glenn Shrevelow
Picnic (2000)
as Hal Carter
The Tillman Story (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
The Making Of The Goonies (1985)
as Self
Sicario: Capos (—)
as Matt Graver
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' (2008)
as Self
Coastlines (2002)
as Dave Lockhart
Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
as Gary
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes (2008)
as Self
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man (—)
as Self
My Brother's War (1997)
as Pete
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
as Self
Prison for Children (1987)
as Boise
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau (2013)
as Self - Narrator
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue' (2005)
as Self
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' (2011)
as Self
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' (2008)
as Self - Llewelyn Moss
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation (2025)
as Self
Chryskylodon Blues (2015)
as Self
The Tony Alva Story (2019)
as Self
Horse Power (2026)
as Narrator
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario (2016)
as (archive footage)
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross (2024)
as Narrator
N-Men: The Untold Story (2023)
as John O’Shei
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear (2023)
as Narrator