Josh Brolin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

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

  • Weapons

    Weapons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Late Show with David Letterman

    Late Show with David Letterman

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

  • Dune

    Dune

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • The Running Man

    The Running Man

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

  • Outer Range

    Outer Range

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Chelsea Lately

    Chelsea Lately

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

  • Deadpool 2

    Deadpool 2

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Sicario

    Sicario

  • 30 for 30

    30 for 30

  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Inherent Vice

    Inherent Vice

  • The Goonies

    The Goonies

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Planet Terror

    Planet Terror

  • The Young Riders

    The Young Riders

  • Men in Black 3

    Men in Black 3

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • American Gangster

    American Gangster

  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Only the Brave

    Only the Brave

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day

  • Everest

    Everest

  • Milk

    Milk

  • Dune: Part Three

    Dune: Part Three

  • Oldboy

    Oldboy

  • Hail, Caesar!

    Hail, Caesar!

  • Lorraine

    Lorraine

  • Prison for Children

    Prison for Children

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • The Tillman Story

    The Tillman Story

  • Into the Blue

    Into the Blue

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Flag Day

    Flag Day

  • Hollow Man

    Hollow Man

  • Flirting with Disaster

    Flirting with Disaster

  • Netflix Tudum 2025

    Netflix Tudum 2025

  • Melinda and Melinda

    Melinda and Melinda

  • Gangster Squad

    Gangster Squad

  • N-Men: The Untold Story

    N-Men: The Untold Story

  • Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

    Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

  • The Dog Stars

    The Dog Stars

  • Mimic

    Mimic

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Women in Trouble

    Women in Trouble

  • Thrashin'

    Thrashin'

  • Once Upon a Deadpool

    Once Upon a Deadpool

  • Gang in Blue

    Gang in Blue

  • Best Laid Plans

    Best Laid Plans

  • The Dead Girl

    The Dead Girl

  • My Brother's War

    My Brother's War

  • The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

    The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

  • W.

    W.

  • Grindhouse

    Grindhouse

  • The Women of SNL

    The Women of SNL

  • The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

    The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

  • Nightwatch

    Nightwatch

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford

    Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford

  • Coastlines

    Coastlines

  • Chryskylodon Blues

    Chryskylodon Blues

  • Mister

    Mister

  • In the Valley of Elah

    In the Valley of Elah

  • Picnic

    Picnic

  • Radioman

    Radioman

  • It's the Rage

    It's the Rage

  • Bed of Roses

    Bed of Roses

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  • Stand Up to Cancer

    Stand Up to Cancer

  • Private Eye

    Private Eye

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • The Making of 'The Goonies'

    The Making of 'The Goonies'

  • Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

    Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

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

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Road Killers

    The Road Killers

  • Mankind: The Story of All of Us

    Mankind: The Story of All of Us

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation

    Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation

  • Winnetka Road

    Winnetka Road

  • Whalefall

    Whalefall

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

  • Finish Line

    Finish Line

  • Milwaukee, Minnesota

    Milwaukee, Minnesota

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

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

  • Slow Burn

    Slow Burn

  • Untamed Americas

    Untamed Americas

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

    Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

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

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

  • World Cinema

    World Cinema

  • Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'

    Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'

  • Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

    Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

  • Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

    Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

  • Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

    Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

  • Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear

    Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear

  • Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story

    Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story

  • The Tony Alva Story

    The Tony Alva Story