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