
Josh Brolin
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.
TV Shows(30)

Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford
Narrator (voice)

The American Revolution
George Washington (voice)

Outer Range
Royal Abbott

What If...?
Thanos (voice)

Marvel Studios Legends
Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)

Reunited Apart
Self

Russo Bros. Pizza Film School

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self

Ride with Norman Reedus
Self

Hot Ones
Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self

Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Self - Narrator

Untamed Americas
Narrator

Blackout
Terrance Danfield

Conan
Self - Guest

30 for 30
Narrator (voice)