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). Bro ... lin 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.
| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Inherent Vice | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Milk | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Milk | Nominated |
The Young Riders
as Wild Bill Hickok
Episodes: 68
First Aired: Sep 20, 1989
Marvel Studios Legends
as Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited)
Episodes: 17
First Aired: Jan 08, 2021
Outer Range
as Royal Abbott
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Apr 14, 2022
Private Eye
as Johnny Betts
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Sep 13, 1987
Mister Sterling
as Bill Sterling
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jan 10, 2003
Into the West
as Jedediah Smith
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 10, 2005
Winnetka Road
as Jack Passion
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Mar 12, 1994
Untamed Americas
as Narrator
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jun 10, 2012
What If...?
as Thanos (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
Blackout
as Terrance Danfield
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 02, 2011
21 Jump Street
as Taylor Rolator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 12, 1987
The Outer Limits
as Jack Pierce
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
30 for 30
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2009
Saturday Night Live
as Sidekick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Space Nazi
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
as Self - Narrator
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Nov 18, 2012
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Highway to Heaven
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1984
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Hot Ones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2015
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Stand Up to Cancer
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 2008
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1981
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Reunited Apart
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 27, 2020
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 26, 2020
Late Show with David Letterman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 30, 1993
Lorraine
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 03, 2001
SNL Digital Shorts
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 03, 2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
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