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