T
The Dog Stars
as Bangley
2026
J
Josh Brolin
Also known as Josh J. Brolin, Josh James Brolin, Joshua 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.
Personal details
Full filmography
2026
W
Whalefall
London premiereas Mitt Gardiner
2026
D
Dune: Part Three
as Gurney Halleck
2026
H
Horse Power
as Narrator
2026
2025
W
Weapons
2025
W
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Mons. Jefferson Wicks
2025
T
The Running Man
as Dan Killian
2025
L
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
K
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
as Self
2025
B
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
2025
2024
B
Brothers
2024
D
Dune: Part Two
as Gurney Halleck
2024
P
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
as Narrator
2024
D
Dune: Part Two - An Ensemble for the Ages
as Self
2024
2023
N
N-Men: The Untold Story
as John O’Shei
2023
G
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
as Narrator
2023
2021
D
Dune
as Gurney Halleck
2021
F
Flag Day
as Uncle Beck
2021
2020
C
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self
2020
2019
A
Avengers: Endgame
as Thanos
2019
T
The Tony Alva Story
as Self
2019
2018
A
Avengers: Infinity War
as Thanos
2018
T
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
as Buck Ferguson
2018
S
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as Matt Graver
2018
D
Deadpool 2
as Cable
2018
O
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Cable
2018
2017
O
Only the Brave
as Eric Marsh
2017
2016
H
Hail, Caesar!
as Eddie Mannix
2016
N
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
as Narrator (voice)
2016
U
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
as Narrator (voice)
2016
B
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
as (archive footage)
2016
2015
C
Chryskylodon Blues
as Self
2015
E
Everest
as Beck Weathers
2015
S
Sicario
as Matt Graver
2015
A
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Thanos (uncredited)
2015
2014
S
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Dwight
2014
I
Inherent Vice
as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
2014
G
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Thanos (uncredited)
2014
2013
G
Gangster Squad
as John O'Mara
2013
O
Oldboy
as Joe Doucett
2013
L
Labor Day
as Frank
2013
H
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
as Self - Narrator
2013
2012
M
Men in Black 3
as Young Agent K
2012
R
Radioman
as Self
2012
2011
W
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
2011
B
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
2011
2010
J
Jonah Hex
as Jonah Hex
2010
W
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Bretton James
2010
Y
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Roy
2010
T
The Tillman Story
as Narrator (voice)
2010
T
True Grit
as Tom Chaney
2010
T
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
2010
2009
W
Women in Trouble
as Nick Chapel
2009
S
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Bar Guy (archive footage)
2009
T
The People Speak
2009
2008
M
Milk
as Dan White
2008
W
W.
as George W. Bush
2008
F
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
2008
B
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary
2008
T
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
as Self - Llewelyn Moss
2008