Josh Brolin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-02-12 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA

Josh Brolin

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Running Man

    The Running Man

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Weapons

    Weapons

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Dune

    Dune

  • Late Show with David Letterman

    Late Show with David Letterman

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Goonies

    The Goonies

  • Sicario

    Sicario

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Deadpool 2

    Deadpool 2

  • Outer Range

    Outer Range

  • Men in Black 3

    Men in Black 3

  • American Gangster

    American Gangster

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • 30 for 30

    30 for 30

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • Chelsea Lately

    Chelsea Lately

  • Only the Brave

    Only the Brave

  • Gangster Squad

    Gangster Squad

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day

  • Dune: Part Three

    Dune: Part Three

  • Mimic

    Mimic

  • Oldboy

    Oldboy

  • Hollow Man

    Hollow Man

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

  • Everest

    Everest

  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • Ride with Norman Reedus

    Ride with Norman Reedus

  • Milk

    Milk

  • No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

    No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

  • Once Upon a Deadpool

    Once Upon a Deadpool

  • Inherent Vice

    Inherent Vice

  • Lorraine

    Lorraine

  • The Young Riders

    The Young Riders

  • Thrashin'

    Thrashin'

  • Planet Terror

    Planet Terror

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Into the Blue

    Into the Blue

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Hail, Caesar!

    Hail, Caesar!

  • The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

    The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

  • Coastlines

    Coastlines

  • Grindhouse

    Grindhouse

  • Finish Line

    Finish Line

  • Radioman

    Radioman

  • The Tillman Story

    The Tillman Story

  • Milwaukee, Minnesota

    Milwaukee, Minnesota

  • Breakdown: 1975

    Breakdown: 1975

  • Picnic

    Picnic

  • The Dog Stars

    The Dog Stars

  • Nightwatch

    Nightwatch

  • The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

    The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  • Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation

    Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation

  • Flirting with Disaster

    Flirting with Disaster

  • In the Valley of Elah

    In the Valley of Elah

  • Slow Burn

    Slow Burn

  • Chryskylodon Blues

    Chryskylodon Blues

  • The Dead Girl

    The Dead Girl

  • Women in Trouble

    Women in Trouble

  • Stand Up to Cancer

    Stand Up to Cancer

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

  • Mister

    Mister

  • Gang in Blue

    Gang in Blue

  • Best Laid Plans

    Best Laid Plans

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • The Women of SNL

    The Women of SNL

  • N-Men: The Untold Story

    N-Men: The Untold Story

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Melinda and Melinda

    Melinda and Melinda

  • Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford

    Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford

  • It's the Rage

    It's the Rage

  • My Darling California

    My Darling California

  • Whalefall

    Whalefall

  • Mankind: The Story of All of Us

    Mankind: The Story of All of Us

  • Flag Day

    Flag Day

  • Winnetka Road

    Winnetka Road

  • W.

    W.

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • Bed of Roses

    Bed of Roses

  • The Road Killers

    The Road Killers

  • Prison for Children

    Prison for Children

  • My Brother's War

    My Brother's War

  • The Making of 'The Goonies'

    The Making of 'The Goonies'

  • Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

    Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

  • Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

    Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

  • Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

    Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Private Eye

    Private Eye

  • Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

    Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

    Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

  • Untamed Americas

    Untamed Americas

  • Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'

    Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'

  • Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

    Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

  • Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story

    Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story

  • Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear

    Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear

  • The Tony Alva Story

    The Tony Alva Story

  • Josh Brolin & Josh Brolin | Actors on Actors – Full Conversation

    Josh Brolin & Josh Brolin | Actors on Actors – Full Conversation