Josh Brolin
Known For
Acting
Born
1968-02-12 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Conan
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
The View
as Self
Hot Ones
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Avengers: Infinity War
as Thanos
What If...?
as Thanos (voice)
The Running Man
as Dan Killian
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Dune: Part Two
as Gurney Halleck
The Outer Limits
as Jack Pierce
Dune
as Gurney Halleck
Avengers: Endgame
as Thanos