Josh Brolin
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Conan
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
The View
Self
Avengers: Infinity War
Thanos
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Thanos
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Dog Stars
Bangley
Dune: Part Two
Gurney Halleck
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Hot Ones
Self
What If...?
Thanos (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Thanos (uncredited)
Chelsea Lately
Self (archive footage)
Dune
Gurney Halleck
21 Jump Street
Taylor Rolator
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Deadpool 2
Cable
Highway to Heaven
Weapons
Archer
The Outer Limits
Jack Pierce
The Running Man
Dan Killian
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
No Country for Old Men
Llewelyn Moss
30 for 30
Narrator (voice)
Dune: Part Three
Gurney Halleck
Marvel Studios Legends
Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Gangster
Detective Trupo
The Goonies
Brand
Sicario
Matt Graver