Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

1968-02-12 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA 93 Credits

Biography

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...

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The Dog Stars

2026

as Bangley

Acting

After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gu...

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025

as Msgr. Jefferson Wicks

Acting

World-renowned detective Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet.

The Running Man

The Running Man

2025

as Dan Killian

Acting

Desperate to save his sick daughter, a working-class dad joins a deadly spectator sport where the longer he stays alive, the bigger the payout. Betwee...

Weapons

Weapons

2025

as Archer Graff

Acting

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what...

Weapons

Weapons

2025

Executive Producer

Producing

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what...

Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation

2025

as Self

Acting

Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" finds new relevance as modern travelers and cultural figures like Josh Brolin, W. Kamau Bell and Natalie Merchant reveal ...

Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

2025

as Self

4.8
Acting

Celebrate your favorite shows and movies at this star-studded, live global fan event with special performances and exclusive reveals.

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

as Self

7.9
Acting

Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.

Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross

2024

as Narrator

Acting

Supercross. The most underappreciated, demanding, dramatic sport on the planet, requiring heart, dedication and determination. This film by two-time E...

Brothers

Brothers

2024

as Moke Munger

6.0
Acting

A reformed criminal's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother on a road trip for the score of a li...

Brothers

Brothers

2024

Producer

6.0
Producing

A reformed criminal's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother on a road trip for the score of a li...

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

as Gurney Halleck

8.1
Acting

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed hi...

N-Men: The Untold Story

N-Men: The Untold Story

2023

as John O’Shei

Acting

In 1975, in Northern California, a diverse crew of skateboarders met at a paved embankment under the freeway. They had no idea their underground movem...

Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear

Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear

2023

as Narrator

Acting

The logical thing, the sane thing, is to stay on land. But they paddle out. Why do these big wave surfers risk their lives to ride these mountain-size...

Dune

Dune

2021

as Gurney Halleck

7.8
Acting

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the un...

Flag Day

Flag Day

2021

as Uncle Beck

5.8
Acting

A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020

as Self

8.1
Acting

A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.

The Tony Alva Story

The Tony Alva Story

2019

as Self

10.0
Acting

62-years-old Alva, the oldest professional, skateboarder in the world, is considered by many to be the godfather of modern day skateboarding. Alva’s b...

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

2019

as Thanos

8.2
Acting

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool

2018

as Cable

7.1
Acting

A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story that's full of magic, wonder, an...

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018

as Matt Graver

6.9
Acting

Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

2018

as Cable

7.5
Acting

Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Thanos

8.2
Acting

As 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 Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

2018

as Buck Ferguson

5.1
Acting

A star of hunting videos strives to bond with his 12-year-old son on a wilderness trip but learns familial connections can't be forced.

Only the Brave

Only the Brave

2017

as Eric Marsh

7.4
Acting

Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.

Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story

2016

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

Ramsey...found himself in charge of the elite 26th Calvary Regiment in the Philippines, where he was leading a 'Gunga Din'-type existence playing polo...

Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

2016

as Narrator (voice)

6.3
Acting

The definitive, adrenaline-soaked story of the birth and boom of the most extreme sport on the planet: Freestyle Motocross.

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

2016

as Eddie Mannix

5.9
Acting

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

Sicario

Sicario

2015

as Matt Graver

7.4
Acting

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexi...

Everest

Everest

2015

as Beck Weathers

6.8
Acting

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-i...

Chryskylodon Blues

Chryskylodon Blues

2015

as Self

6.0
Acting

On the set of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Thanos (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fat...

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014

as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen

6.5
Acting

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014

as Dwight

6.4
Acting

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

as Thanos (uncredited)

7.9
Acting

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Rona...

Labor Day

Labor Day

2013

as Frank

7.0
Acting

Two two strangers are drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a...

Oldboy

Oldboy

2013

as Joe Doucett

5.9
Acting

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanatio...

Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

2013

as Self - Narrator

6.3
Acting

Director Sam George chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late Eddie Aikau, the legendary Hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard and...

Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

2013

as John O'Mara

6.4
Acting

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, th...

Radioman

Radioman

2012

as Self

5.7
Acting

The extraordinary story of 'Radioman', a New York film set mascot who overcame homelessness and alcoholism to become a fixture of the New York film i...

Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

2012

as Young Agent K

6.5
Acting

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes ...

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

as Self

6.8
Acting

An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing...

Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

2011

as Self

Acting

Members of the cast and crew discuss making the film 'Mimic'.

True Grit

True Grit

2010

as Tom Chaney

7.3
Acting

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Ma...

The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

2010

as Various (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010

as Roy

5.9
Acting

Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue wha...

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010

as Bretton James

6.1
Acting

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon ...

The Tillman Story

The Tillman Story

2010

as Narrator (voice)

7.1
Acting

Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any ...

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex

2010

as Jonah Hex

5.0
Acting

Gunslinger Jonah Hex is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull, a former Confederate officer determined on unle...

The People Speak

The People Speak

2009

as Self

7.2
Acting

A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."

The People Speak

The People Speak

2009

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."

Women in Trouble

Women in Trouble

2009

as Nick Chapel

5.1
Acting

A serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of cal...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009

as Bar Guy (archive footage)

8.4
Acting

Amy Poehler's best Saturday Night Live sketches and performances.

Milk

Milk

2008

as Dan White

7.2
Acting

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an acti...

W.

W.

2008

as George W. Bush

6.2
Acting

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up...

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008

as Self

7.0
Acting

This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe Dan...

Diary of a Country Sheriff

2008

as Self

8.0
Acting

No Country for Old Men: Diary of a Country Sheriff

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

2008

as Self

6.7
Acting

A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find comments from Joel and Ethan Coen, Jones, Bardem,...

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

2008

Director, Producer, Editor

6.7
Directing Producing

A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find comments from Joel and Ethan Coen, Jones, Bardem,...

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

2008

as Self

Acting

A look behind the scenes of No Country for Old Men (2007), including interviews with cast and crew.

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

as Detective Trupo

7.6
Acting

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American...

To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

as (segment "World cinema")

6.5
Acting

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmak...

In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah

2007

as Chief Buchwald

6.8
Acting

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of d...

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

2007

as Llewelyn Moss

7.9
Acting

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it,...

World Cinema

World Cinema

2007

as Cowboy

Acting

A cowboy resembling Llewellyn Moss decides between art films at the Aero Theatre.

Planet Terror

Planet Terror

2007

as Dr. William Block

6.7
Acting

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped...

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

as Block (segment "Planet Terror")

7.0
Acting

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...

The Dead Girl

The Dead Girl

2006

as Tarlow

6.0
Acting

The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.

Into the Blue

Into the Blue

2005

as Bates

5.9
Acting

When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary p...

Diving Deeper 'Into the Blue'

2005

as Self

Acting

Explores the making of the 2005 film 'Into the Blue'.

Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda

2004

as Greg

6.2
Acting

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel...

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota

2003

as Gary

4.9
Acting

Having lived his entire life under the watchful eye of his overbearing mother, Albert must fend for himself when an unidentified automobile suddenly k...

Coastlines

Coastlines

2002

as Dave Lockhart

5.1
Acting

An ex-con returns to his Florida hometown after three years and becomes involved with the wife of his best friend, the local sheriff.

Slow Burn

Slow Burn

2000

as Duster

4.5
Acting

A woman's lifelong pursuit of lost family diamonds is interrupted by the appearance of two escaped convicts.

Hollow Man

Hollow Man

2000

as Matthew Kensington

5.9
Acting

Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pu...

Picnic

Picnic

2000

as Hal Carter

3.7
Acting

The son of the richest man in town wants to marry the town's beauty queen, but she meets a more interesting stranger who just got off the train.

It's the Rage

It's the Rage

1999

as Tennel

5.3
Acting

A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At the centre of it all are Helen and Warren Harding,...

Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans

1999

as Bryce

5.7
Acting

Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really...

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1999

as Billy Waites

4.3
Acting

Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

My Brother's War

My Brother's War

1997

as Pete

4.2
Acting

Two brothers carry out a deadly terrorist bombing, but only one pays the price - imprisonment for life. Years later, the jailed brother is offered a s...

Mimic

Mimic

1997

as Josh

6.1
Acting

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutan...

Nightwatch

Nightwatch

1997

as James Gallman

6.0
Acting

A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.

Gang in Blue

Gang in Blue

1996

as Keith DeBruler

5.0
Acting

A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.

Flirting with Disaster

Flirting with Disaster

1996

as Tony Kent

6.2
Acting

Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country ques...

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

1996

as Danny

5.9
Acting

The seeds of love are planted when Lisa, a high-powered investment banker, receives flowers from a secret admirer. But when his fairy-tale fantasies c...

The Road Killers

The Road Killers

1994

as Tom

5.3
Acting

After a young boy is almost runover by a maniac on a highway, a re-encounter and confrontation by the boy's father with the driver sets off conflicts ...

Finish Line

Finish Line

1989

as Glenn Shrevelow

4.3
Acting

In order to get better results, a young athlete starts using steroids and begins his downfall.

Prison for Children

1987

as Boise

5.2
Acting

Contemporary drama dealing with an orphaned teenager trapped in an antiquated juvenile disciplinary system and the efforts of the institution's superi...

Thrashin'

Thrashin'

1986

as Corey Webster

6.3
Acting

Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into...

The Goonies

The Goonies

1985

as Brand

7.5
Acting

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition.

The Making of 'The Goonies'

The Making of 'The Goonies'

1985

as Self

6.7
Acting

TV documentary about the making of 'The Goonies'

Whalefall

N/A

as Mitt Gardiner

Acting

A scuba diver in search of his deceased father's remains gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his o...

The Making of 'Dune: Part Two'

The Making of 'Dune: Part Two'

N/A

Acting

Go behind the scenes of Dune: Part Two with exclusive footage and interviews that reveal the epic scale of production. Discover how Denis Villeneuve a...