Josh Brolin

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.

Cast

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