Josh Brolin
Actor
Biography
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.
As Director
Filmography
Avengers: Infinity War
as Thanos 2018
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Thanos (uncredited) 2014
Avengers: Endgame
as Thanos 2019
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Thanos (uncredited) 2015
Deadpool 2
as Cable 2018
Dune
as Gurney Halleck 2021
No Country for Old Men
as Llewelyn Moss 2007
Men in Black 3
as Young Agent K 2012
Sicario
as Matt Graver 2015
Dune: Part Two
as Gurney Halleck 2024
The Goonies
as Brand 1985
American Gangster
as Detective Trupo 2007
True Grit
as Tom Chaney 2010
Everest
as Beck Weathers 2015
Gangster Squad
as John O'Mara 2013
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Dwight 2014
Hail, Caesar!
as Eddie Mannix 2016