Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Josh James Brolin (/ˈbroʊlɪn/; 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Brolin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025

Weapons
Weapons
Movie - Released: 8/6/2025
The Running Man
The Running Man
as Dan Killian
Movie - Released: 11/5/2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/27/2025
Movie
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/5/2025

2024

Brothers
Brothers
as Moke Munger
Movie - Released: 10/10/2024
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
as Gurney Halleck
Movie - Released: 2/27/2024
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/19/2024

2023

N-Men: The Untold Story
N-Men: The Untold Story
as John O’Shei
Movie - Released: 5/31/2023
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/20/2023

2022

Outer Range
Outer Range
as Royal Abbott
TV - Released: 4/14/2022

2021

Dune
Dune
as Gurney Halleck
Movie - Released: 9/15/2021
Flag Day
Flag Day
as Uncle Beck
Movie - Released: 8/20/2021
What If...?
What If...?
as Thanos (voice)
TV - Released: 8/11/2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends
as Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/8/2021

2020

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/30/2020
Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart
as Self
TV - Released: 4/27/2020
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
TV - Released: 6/26/2020

2019

Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
as Thanos
Movie - Released: 4/24/2019
The Tony Alva Story
The Tony Alva Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/9/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/9/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
as Thanos
Movie - Released: 4/25/2018
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
as Buck Ferguson
Movie - Released: 3/10/2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as Matt Graver
Movie - Released: 6/27/2018
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2
as Cable
Movie - Released: 5/15/2018
Once Upon a Deadpool
Once Upon a Deadpool
as Cable
Movie - Released: 12/11/2018

2017

Only the Brave
Only the Brave
as Eric Marsh
Movie - Released: 9/22/2017

2016

Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
as Eddie Mannix
Movie - Released: 2/5/2016
Movie
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/30/2016
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/1/2016

2015

Chryskylodon Blues
Chryskylodon Blues
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/7/2015
Everest
Everest
as Beck Weathers
Movie - Released: 9/10/2015
Sicario
Sicario
as Matt Graver
Movie - Released: 9/17/2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Thanos (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/22/2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones
as Self
TV - Released: 3/12/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2015

2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Dwight
Movie - Released: 8/20/2014
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice
as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Movie - Released: 12/12/2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Thanos (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/30/2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/21/2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2013

Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad
as John O'Mara
Movie - Released: 1/9/2013
Oldboy
Oldboy
as Joe Doucett
Movie - Released: 11/14/2013
Labor Day
Labor Day
as Frank
Movie - Released: 12/27/2013
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/1/2013

2012

Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
as Young Agent K
Movie - Released: 5/23/2012
Radioman
Radioman
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/7/2012
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
as Self - Narrator
TV - Released: 11/18/2012
Untamed Americas
Untamed Americas
as Narrator
TV - Released: 6/10/2012

2011

Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/20/2011
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/27/2011
Blackout
Blackout
as Terrance Danfield
TV - Released: 9/2/2011

2010

Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
as Jonah Hex
Movie - Released: 6/18/2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Bretton James
Movie - Released: 9/20/2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Roy
Movie - Released: 9/22/2010
The Tillman Story
The Tillman Story
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/22/2010
True Grit
True Grit
as Tom Chaney
Movie - Released: 12/22/2010
The Women of SNL
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/1/2010
Conan
Conan
as Self
TV - Released: 11/8/2010

2009

Women in Trouble
Women in Trouble
as Nick Chapel
Movie - Released: 11/13/2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Bar Guy (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/18/2009
The People Speak
The People Speak
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/13/2009
30 for 30
30 for 30
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/6/2009

2008

Milk
Milk
as Dan White
Movie - Released: 11/5/2008
W.
W.
as George W. Bush
Movie - Released: 10/17/2008
Movie
Diary of a Country Sheriff
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/7/2008
Movie
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/22/2008
Stand Up to Cancer
Stand Up to Cancer
as Self
TV - Released: 9/5/2008

2007

Planet Terror
Planet Terror
as Dr. William Block
Movie - Released: 4/6/2007
American Gangster
American Gangster
as Detective Trupo
Movie - Released: 11/2/2007
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah
as Chief Buchwald
Movie - Released: 9/14/2007
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
as Llewelyn Moss
Movie - Released: 6/13/2007
Grindhouse
Grindhouse
as Block (segment "Planet Terror")
Movie - Released: 4/6/2007
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "World cinema")
Movie - Released: 10/31/2007
World Cinema
World Cinema
Movie - Released: 5/20/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

The Dead Girl
The Dead Girl
as Tarlow
Movie - Released: 11/7/2006

2005

Into the Blue
Into the Blue
as Bates
Movie - Released: 9/30/2005
Movie
Diving Deeper Into the Blue
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/1/2005
Into the West
Into the West
as Jedediah Smith
TV - Released: 6/10/2005
SNL Digital Shorts
SNL Digital Shorts
TV - Released: 12/3/2005

2004

Melinda and Melinda
Melinda and Melinda
as Greg
Movie - Released: 12/22/2004

2003

Milwaukee, Minnesota
Milwaukee, Minnesota
as Gary
Movie - Released: 1/21/2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV - Released: 1/26/2003
Mister Sterling
Mister Sterling
as Bill Sterling
TV - Released: 1/10/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
TV - Released: 1/26/2003

2002

Coastlines
Coastlines
as Dave Lockhart
Movie - Released: 1/15/2002

2001

Lorraine
Lorraine
as Self
TV - Released: 9/3/2001

2000

Hollow Man
Hollow Man
as Matthew Kensington
Movie - Released: 8/4/2000
Slow Burn
Slow Burn
as Duster
Movie - Released: 9/12/2000
Picnic
Picnic
as Hal Carter
Movie - Released: 4/16/2000

1999

It's the Rage
It's the Rage
as Tennel
Movie - Released: 9/11/1999
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
as Billy Waites
Movie - Released: 3/26/1999
Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans
as Bryce
Movie - Released: 4/9/1999

1997

Nightwatch
Nightwatch
as James Gallman
Movie - Released: 1/31/1997
Mimic
Mimic
as Josh
Movie - Released: 8/22/1997
My Brother's War
My Brother's War
as Pete
Movie - Released: 9/17/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Flirting with Disaster
Flirting with Disaster
as Tony Kent
Movie - Released: 3/22/1996
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
as Danny
Movie - Released: 1/26/1996
Gang in Blue
Gang in Blue
as Keith DeBruler
Movie - Released: 9/8/1996

1995

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Jack Pierce
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

The Road Killers
The Road Killers
as Tom
Movie - Released: 5/7/1994
Winnetka Road
Winnetka Road
as Jack Passion
TV - Released: 3/12/1994

1993

Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman
TV - Released: 8/30/1993

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV - Released: 5/25/1992

1989

Finish Line
Finish Line
as Glenn Shrevelow
Movie - Released: 1/11/1989
The Young Riders
The Young Riders
as Wild Bill Hickok
TV - Released: 9/20/1989

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1987

Movie
Prison for Children
as Boise
Movie - Released: 3/14/1987
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
as Taylor Rolator
TV - Released: 4/12/1987
Private Eye
Private Eye
as Johnny Betts
TV - Released: 9/13/1987

1986

Thrashin'
Thrashin'
as Corey Webster
Movie - Released: 8/29/1986

1985

The Goonies
The Goonies
as Brand Walsh
Movie - Released: 6/7/1985
The Making of 'The Goonies'
The Making of 'The Goonies'
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/1/1985

1984

Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
TV - Released: 9/19/1984

1981

Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1981

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Sidekick
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Space Nazi
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

Unknown

The Dog Stars
The Dog Stars
as Bangley
Movie
Movie
Whalefall
Movie