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.
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"))
Avengers: Infinity War
(Thanos)
Picnic
(Hal Carter)
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)
To Each His Own Cinema
((segment "World cinema"))
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
(Self)
Woody Allen: A Documentary
(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
Dune: Part Three
(Gurney Halleck)
My Darling California
(Roland)
Breakdown: 1975
(Self)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
21 Jump Street
(Taylor Rolator)
The Young Riders
(Wild Bill Hickok)
The View
(Self)
Highway to Heaven
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Mister Sterling
(Bill Sterling)
Into the West
(Jedediah Smith)
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
(Self - Narrator)
Winnetka Road
(Jack Passion)
Conan
(Self)
The Outer Limits
(Jack Pierce)
Private Eye
(Johnny Betts)
Untamed Americas
(Narrator)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
What If...?
(Thanos (voice))
Marvel Studios Legends
(Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited))
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
30 for 30
(Narrator (voice))
The Oscars
(Self)
Hot Ones
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self - Guest)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Stand Up to Cancer
(Self)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
Reunited Apart
(Self)
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
Blackout
(Terrance Danfield)
Outer Range
(Royal Abbott)
Late Show with David Letterman
Lorraine
(Self)
Chelsea Lately
(Self (archive footage))
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
(Narrator (voice))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self - Guest)
The American Revolution
(George Washington (voice))
The American Revolution
(George Washington)
Ride with Norman Reedus
(Self)
The People Speak
(Executive Producer)
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
(Director)
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
(Editor)
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
(Producer)
Brothers
(Producer)
Weapons
(Executive Producer)
Mister
(Producer)
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
(Thanks)
George & Tammy
(Executive Producer)
Outer Range
(Executive Producer)
Outer Range
(Director)