
Acting
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.
Also known as | Josh J. Brolin |
Popular as | Acting |
Gender | MALE |
Birthday | February 12, 1968 (57 years old) |
| Year | Movie & Role |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Chryskylodon Blues as Self |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Dwight |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex as Jonah Hex |
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Bretton James |
| 2009 | Women in Trouble as Nick Chapel |
| 2008 | Milk as Dan White |
| 2008 | W. as George W. Bush |
| 2007 | Planet Terror as Dr. William Block |
| 2007 | American Gangster as Detective Trupo |
| 2007 | In the Valley of Elah as Chief Buchwald |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men as Llewelyn Moss |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl as Tarlow |
| 2005 | Into the Blue as Bates |
| 2000 | Hollow Man as Matthew Kensington |
| 1999 | It's the Rage as Tennel |
| 1997 | Nightwatch as James Gallman |
| 1997 | Mimic as Josh |
| 1996 | Flirting with Disaster as Tony Kent |
| 1996 | Bed of Roses as Danny |
| 1985 | The Goonies as Brand |