Josh Brolin
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Film
Avengers: Infinity War
Thanos
2018
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Film
Avengers: Endgame
Thanos
2019
Series
The View
Self
1997
Film
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Thanos (uncredited)
2015
Film
Dune: Part Two
Gurney Halleck
2024
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
What If...?
Thanos (voice)
2021
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Film
Dune
Gurney Halleck
2021
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Film
The Running Man
Dan Killian
2025
Series
21 Jump Street
Taylor Rolator
1987
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
Weapons
Archer
2025
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Deadpool 2
Cable
2018
Series
Highway to Heaven
1984
Series
The Outer Limits
Jack Pierce
1995
Film
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Mons. Jefferson Wicks
2025
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Film
No Country for Old Men
Llewelyn Moss
2007
Film
Guardians of the Galaxy
Thanos (uncredited)
2014
Series
Marvel Studios Legends
Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Film
Sicario
Matt Graver
2015
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
The Goonies
Brand
1985
Series
Chelsea Lately
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Dune: Part Three
Gurney Halleck
2026
Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Film
Labor Day
Frank
2013
Film
The Dog Stars
Bangley
2026
Series
Outer Range
Royal Abbott
2022
Film
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Matt Graver
2018
Film
Men in Black 3
Young Agent K
2012
Film
American Gangster
Detective Trupo
2007
Film
Hollow Man
Matthew Kensington
2000
Series
30 for 30
Narrator (voice)
2009
Film
True Grit
Tom Chaney
2010
Film
Only the Brave
Eric Marsh
2017
Film
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Dwight
2014
Series
The Young Riders
Wild Bill Hickok
1989
Film
Once Upon a Deadpool
Cable
2018
Film
Planet Terror
Dr. William Block
2007
Series
Into the West
Jedediah Smith
2005
Series
The American Revolution
George Washington (voice)
2025
Film
Everest
Beck Weathers
2015
Film
Inherent Vice
Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
2014
Film
Hail, Caesar!
Eddie Mannix
2016
Film
Into the Blue
Bates
2005
Film
Oldboy
Joe Doucett
2013
Film
Gangster Squad
John O'Mara
2013
Series
Ride with Norman Reedus
Self
2016
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
Lorraine
Self
2001
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
Mimic
Josh
1997
Film
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Bretton James
2010
Film
Grindhouse
Block (segment "Planet Terror")
2007
Film
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
2010
Series
Mister Sterling
Bill Sterling
2003
Film
Brothers
Moke Munger
2024
Film
Milk
Dan White
2008
Film
Flag Day
Uncle Beck
2021
Film
Nightwatch
James Gallman
1997
Film
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Roy
2010
Series
Private Eye
Johnny Betts
1987
Film
In the Valley of Elah
Chief Buchwald
2007
Film
Whalefall
Mitt Gardiner
2026
Film
W.
George W. Bush
2008
Film
The Dead Girl
Tarlow
2006
Film
Bed of Roses
Danny
1996
Film
Thrashin'
Corey Webster
1986
Series
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Self - Narrator
2012
Film
Breakdown: 1975
Self
2025
Film
The Mod Squad
Billy Waites
1999
Film
Melinda and Melinda
Greg
2004
Film
Flirting with Disaster
Tony Kent
1996
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Radioman
Self
2012
Series
Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
Narrator (voice)
2025
Series
Stand Up to Cancer
Self
2008
Film
All the Rage
Tennel
1999
Film
To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "World cinema")
2007
Film
Best Laid Plans
Bryce
1999
Film
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
2011
Series
Winnetka Road
Jack Passion
1994
Film
The People Speak
Self
2009
Film
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
Buck Ferguson
2018
Film
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
Film
Women in Trouble
Nick Chapel
2009
Film
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
2020
Film
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
2008
Film
Slow Burn
Duster
2000
Series
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
2020
Film
The Making Of The Goonies
Self
1985
Film
Chryskylodon Blues
Self
2015
Film
The Road Killers
Tom
1994
Film
The Tillman Story
Narrator (voice)
2010
Sicario: Capos
Matt Graver
Film
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
Self - Narrator
2013
Film
Coastlines
Dave Lockhart
2002
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
Narrator (voice)
2016
Series
Blackout
Terrance Danfield
2011
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Bar Guy (archive footage)
2009
Film
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Self
Series
Untamed Americas
Narrator
2012
Film
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
Self
2025
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
Self - Llewelyn Moss
2008
Film
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
Narrator
2024
Film
Finish Line
Glenn Shrevelow
1989
Film
Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario
(archive footage)
2016
Film
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
Self
2008
Film
Gang in Blue
Keith DeBruler
1996
Film
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
Narrator
2023
Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'
Self
2005
Film
My Brother's War
Pete
1997
Film
Picnic
Hal Carter
2000
Film
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Gary
2003
Film
Horse Power
Narrator
2026
Film
Prison for Children
Boise
1987
Film
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
The Tony Alva Story
Self
2019
Film
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
2008
Film
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
Self
2011
Film
N-Men: The Untold Story
John O’Shei
2023