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