1968-02-12 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Whalefall | Mitt Gardiner | 2026-10-15 |
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The Dog Stars | Bangley | 2026-03-25 |
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Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation | Self | 2025-06-05 |
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Weapons | Archer | 2025-08-04 |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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Netflix Tudum 2025 | Self | 2025-05-31 |
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The Running Man | Dan Killian | 2025-11-05 |
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Msgr. Jefferson Wicks | 2025-09-06 |
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Dune: Part Two | Gurney Halleck | 2024-02-27 |
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Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross | Narrator | 2024-10-19 |
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Brothers | Moke Munger | 2024-10-10 |
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Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear | Narrator | 2023-01-20 |
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N-Men: The Untold Story | John O’Shei | 2023-05-31 |
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Josh Brolin & Josh Brolin | Actors on Actors – Full Conversation | Josh Brolin / Josh Brolin | 2022-06-13 |
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Dune | Gurney Halleck | 2021-09-15 |
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Flag Day | Uncle Beck | 2021-08-20 |
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self | 2020-08-30 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Thanos | 2019-04-24 |
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The Tony Alva Story | Self | 2019-05-09 |
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The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter | Buck Ferguson | 2018-03-10 |
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Once Upon a Deadpool | Cable | 2018-12-11 |
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Avengers: Infinity War | Thanos | 2018-04-25 |
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Deadpool 2 | Cable | 2018-05-15 |
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Matt Graver | 2018-06-27 |
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Only the Brave | Eric Marsh | 2017-09-22 |
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Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story | Narrator (voice) | 2016-09-30 |
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Hail, Caesar! | Eddie Mannix | 2016-02-05 |
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Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross | Narrator (voice) | 2016-08-01 |
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Sicario | Matt Graver | 2015-09-17 |
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Everest | Beck Weathers | 2015-09-10 |
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Avengers: Age of Ultron | Thanos (uncredited) | 2015-04-22 |
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Chryskylodon Blues | Self | 2015-07-07 |
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Dwight | 2014-08-20 |
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Inherent Vice | Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen | 2014-12-12 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Thanos (uncredited) | 2014-07-30 |
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Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau | Self - Narrator | 2013-10-01 |
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Gangster Squad | John O'Mara | 2013-01-09 |
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Oldboy | Joe Doucett | 2013-11-14 |
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Labor Day | Frank | 2013-12-27 |
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Men in Black 3 | Young Agent K | 2012-05-23 |
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Radioman | Self | 2012-12-07 |
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Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' | Self | 2011-09-27 |
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Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | 2011-11-20 |
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Jonah Hex | Jonah Hex | 2010-06-18 |
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Roy | 2010-09-22 |
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Bretton James | 2010-09-20 |
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The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
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The Tillman Story | Narrator (voice) | 2010-08-22 |
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True Grit | Tom Chaney | 2010-12-22 |
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The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
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Women in Trouble | Nick Chapel | 2009-11-13 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Bar Guy (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
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Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' | Self | 2008-10-14 |
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No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes | Self | 2008-03-11 |
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Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX | Self | 2008-10-07 |
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The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' | Self | 2008-02-22 |
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Diary of a Country Sheriff | Self | 2008-03-11 |
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W. | George W. Bush | 2008-10-17 |
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Milk | Dan White | 2008-11-05 |
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Grindhouse | Block (segment "Planet Terror") | 2007-04-06 |
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No Country for Old Men | Llewelyn Moss | 2007-06-13 |
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Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence | (segment "World cinema") | 2007-10-31 |
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Planet Terror | Dr. William Block | 2007-04-06 |
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In the Valley of Elah | Chief Buchwald | 2007-09-14 |
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American Gangster | Detective Trupo | 2007-11-02 |
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The Dead Girl | Tarlow | 2006-11-07 |
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Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue' | Self | 2005-09-01 |
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Into the Blue | Bates | 2005-09-30 |
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Melinda and Melinda | Greg | 2004-12-22 |
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Milwaukee, Minnesota | Gary | 2003-01-21 |
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Coastlines | Dave Lockhart | 2002-01-15 |
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Picnic | Hal Carter | 2000-04-16 |
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Slow Burn | Duster | 2000-09-12 |
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Hollow Man | Matthew Kensington | 2000-08-04 |
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It's the Rage | Tennel | 1999-09-11 |
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The Mod Squad | Billy Waites | 1999-03-26 |
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Best Laid Plans | Bryce | 1999-04-09 |
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Mimic | Josh | 1997-08-22 |
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My Brother's War | Pete | 1997-09-17 |
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Nightwatch | James Gallman | 1997-01-31 |
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Bed of Roses | Danny | 1996-01-26 |
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Flirting with Disaster | Tony Kent | 1996-03-22 |
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Gang in Blue | Keith DeBruler | 1996-09-08 |
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The Road Killers | Tom | 1994-05-07 |
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Finish Line | Glenn Shrevelow | 1989-01-11 |
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Prison for Children | Boise | 1987-03-14 |
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Thrashin' | Corey Webster | 1986-08-29 |
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The Making of 'The Goonies' | Self | 1985-06-01 |
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The Goonies | Brand | 1985-06-07 |