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Josh Brolin

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Josh Brolin

Born February 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA63 films

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).

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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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Avengers: Infinity War posterFirst watchAvengers: Infinity War20188.2as ThanosAs the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Avengers: Endgame poster8.2Avengers: Endgame2019Guardians of the Galaxy poster7.9Guardians of the Galaxy2014No Country for Old Men poster8.0No Country for Old Men2007Dune poster7.8Dune2021Deadpool 2 poster7.5Deadpool 22018Avengers: Age of Ultron poster7.3Avengers: Age of Ultron2015Dune: Part Two poster8.1Dune: Part Two2024Sicario poster7.4Sicario2015

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. 2026Dune: Part ThreeGurney Halleck
  2. 2026WhalefallMitt Gardiner
  3. 2026The Dog StarsBangley
  4. 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryMons. Jefferson Wicks
  5. 2025The Running ManDan Killian
  6. 2025WeaponsArcher
  7. 2024BrothersMoke Munger
  8. 2024Dune: Part TwoGurney Halleck
  9. 2021DuneGurney Halleck
  10. 2021Flag DayUncle Beck
  11. 2019Avengers: EndgameThanos
  12. 2018Once Upon a DeadpoolCable
  13. 2018Sicario: Day of the SoldadoMatt Graver
  14. 2018Deadpool 2Cable
  15. 2018Avengers: Infinity WarThanos
  16. 2018The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer HunterBuck Ferguson
  17. 2017Only the BraveEric Marsh
  18. 2016Hail, Caesar!Eddie Mannix
  19. 2015SicarioMatt Graver
  20. 2015EverestBeck Weathers
  21. 2015Avengers: Age of UltronThanos (uncredited)
  22. 2014Inherent ViceLt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
  23. 2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForDwight
  24. 2014Guardians of the GalaxyThanos (uncredited)
  25. 2013Labor DayFrank
  26. 2013OldboyJoe Doucett
  27. 2013Gangster SquadJohn O'Mara
  28. 2012Men in Black 3Young Agent K
  29. 2010True GritTom Chaney
  30. 2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerRoy
  31. 2010Wall Street: Money Never SleepsBretton James
  32. 2010Jonah HexJonah Hex
  33. 2009Women in TroubleNick Chapel
  34. 2008MilkDan White
  35. 2008W.George W. Bush
  36. 2007No Country for Old MenLlewelyn Moss
  37. 2007American GangsterDetective Trupo
  38. 2007To Each His Own Cinema(segment "World cinema")
  39. 2007In the Valley of ElahChief Buchwald
  40. 2007Planet TerrorDr. William Block
  41. 2007GrindhouseBlock (segment "Planet Terror")
  42. 2006The Dead GirlTarlow
  43. 2005Into the BlueBates
  44. 2004Melinda and MelindaGreg
  45. 2003Milwaukee, MinnesotaGary
  46. 2002CoastlinesDave Lockhart
  47. 2000Slow BurnDuster
  48. 2000Hollow ManMatthew Kensington
  49. 2000It's the RageTennel
  50. 2000PicnicHal Carter
  51. 1999Best Laid PlansBryce
  52. 1999The Mod SquadBilly Waites
  53. 1997My Brother's WarPete
  54. 1997MimicJosh
  55. 1997NightwatchJames
  56. 1996Gang in BlueKeith DeBruler
  57. 1996Flirting with DisasterTony Kent
  58. 1996Bed of RosesDanny
  59. 1994The Road KillersTom
  60. 1989Finish LineGlenn Shrevelow
  61. 1987Prison for ChildrenBoise
  62. 1986Thrashin'Corey Webster
  63. 1985The GooniesBrand