Josh Brolin
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.
Known for
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movieDune: Part Three
2026
Gurney Halleck
movieWhalefall
2026
Mitt Gardiner
movieThe Dog Stars
2026
Bangley
movieHorse Power
2026
Narrator
movieWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
Mons. Jefferson Wicks
tvThe American Revolution
2025
George Washington (voice)
movieThe Running Man
2025
Dan Killian
tvCountdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
2025
Narrator (voice)
movieWeapons
2025
Archer
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieBrothers
2024
Moke Munger
movieDune: Part Two
2024
Gurney Halleck
movieN-Men: The Untold Story
2023
John O’Shei
tvOuter Range
2022
Royal Abbott
movieDune
2021
Gurney Halleck
movieFlag Day
2021
Uncle Beck
tvWhat If...?
2021
Thanos (voice)
tvMarvel Studios Legends
2021
Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
Matt Graver
movieDeadpool 2
2018
Cable
movieThe Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
2018
Buck Ferguson
movieOnly the Brave
2017
Eric Marsh
movieUnchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
2016
Narrator (voice)
movieHail, Caesar!
2016
Eddie Mannix
movieBattle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
2016
(archive footage)
movieSicario
2015
Matt Graver
movieEverest
2015
Beck Weathers
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest / Self
movieAvengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Thanos (uncredited)
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
movieInherent Vice
2014
Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
movieGuardians of the Galaxy
2014
Thanos (uncredited)
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieLabor Day
2013
Frank
movieOldboy
2013
Joe Doucett
movieHawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
2013
Self - Narrator
movieGangster Squad
2013
John O'Mara
tvMankind: The Story of All of Us
2012
Self - Narrator
tvUntamed Americas
2012
Narrator
movieMen in Black 3
2012
Young Agent K
tvBlackout
2011
Terrance Danfield
movieTrue Grit
2010
Tom Chaney
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
movieThe Women of SNL
2010
Various (archive footage)
movieWall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010
Bretton James
movieThe Tillman Story
2010
Narrator (voice)
movieJonah Hex
2010
Jonah Hex
movieWomen in Trouble
2009
Nick Chapel
tv30 for 30
2009
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Self - Guest
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
Bar Guy (archive footage)
movieMilk
2008
Dan White
movieW.
2008
George W. Bush
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
2008
Self - Llewelyn Moss
movieNo Country for Old Men
2007
Llewelyn Moss
movieAmerican Gangster
2007
Detective Trupo
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
(segment "World cinema")
movieIn the Valley of Elah
2007
Chief Buchwald
tvChelsea Lately
2007
Self (archive footage)
moviePlanet Terror
2007
Dr. William Block
movieGrindhouse
2007
Block (segment "Planet Terror")
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest
movieThe Dead Girl
2006
Tarlow
tvInto the West
2005
Jedediah Smith
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self
tvMister Sterling
2003
Bill Sterling
movieCoastlines
2002
Dave Lockhart
tvLorraine
2001
Self
movieSlow Burn
2000
Duster
movieHollow Man
2000
Matthew Kensington
moviePicnic
2000
Hal Carter
movieAll the Rage
1999
Tennel
movieThe Mod Squad
1999
Billy Waites
movieMimic
1997
Josh
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieNightwatch
1997
James Gallman
movieGang in Blue
1996
Keith DeBruler
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieFlirting with Disaster
1996
Tony Kent
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Jack Pierce
tvWinnetka Road
1994
Jack Passion
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
tvThe Young Riders
1989
Wild Bill Hickok
movieFinish Line
1989
Glenn Shrevelow
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvPrivate Eye
1987
Johnny Betts
tv21 Jump Street
1987
Taylor Rolator
movieThrashin'
1986
Corey Webster
movieThe Goonies
1985
Brand
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Sicario: Capos
Matt Graver
Production7
movieWeapons
2025
Executive Producer
movieBrothers
2024
Producer
tvGeorge & Tammy
2022
Executive Producer
tvOuter Range
2022
Executive Producer
movieThe People Speak
2009
Executive Producer
movieMister
Producer