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 (134 titles)
MovieDune: Part Three
Gurney Halleck · 2026
MovieWhalefall
Mitt Gardiner · 2026
MovieThe Dog Stars
Bangley · 2026
MovieHorse Power
Narrator · 2026
6.8MovieBreakdown: 1975
Self · 2025
7.2MovieWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Mons. Jefferson Wicks · 2025
5.9ShowThe American Revolution
George Washington (voice) · 2025
6.8MovieThe Running Man
Dan Killian · 2025
7.2ShowCountdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
Narrator (voice) · 2025
7.3MovieWeapons
Archer · 2025
6.2MovieKerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
Self · 2025
7.8MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage) · 2025
MoviePay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
Narrator · 2024
5.8MovieBrothers
Moke Munger · 2024
8.1MovieDune: Part Two
Gurney Halleck · 2024
MovieN-Men: The Untold Story
John O’Shei · 2023
MovieGround Swell: The Other Side of Fear
Narrator · 2023
6.9ShowOuter Range
Royal Abbott · 2022
7.8MovieDune
Gurney Halleck · 2021
5.8MovieFlag Day
Uncle Beck · 2021
8.0ShowWhat If...?
Thanos (voice) · 2021
7.4ShowMarvel Studios Legends
Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021
8.1MovieChadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self · 2020
ShowRusso Bros. Pizza Film School
2020
5.5ShowReunited Apart
Self · 2020
6.3ShowThe Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2019
10.0MovieThe Tony Alva Story
Self · 2019
8.2MovieAvengers: Endgame
Thanos · 2019
7.1MovieOnce Upon a Deadpool
Cable · 2018
6.9MovieSicario: Day of the Soldado
Matt Graver · 2018