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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Complete Filmography
The Dog Stars
2026
as Bangley
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
2025
as Msgr. Jefferson Wicks
World-renowned detective Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet.

The Running Man
2025
as Dan Killian
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
2025
as Archer Graff
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
2025
Executive Producer
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
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
2025
as Self
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
2025
as Self
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.

Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross
2024
as Narrator
Supercross. The most underappreciated, demanding, dramatic sport on the planet, requiring heart, dedication and determination. This film by two-time E...

Brothers
2024
as Moke Munger
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
2024
Producer
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
2024
as Gurney Halleck
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
2023
as John O’Shei
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
2023
as Narrator
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
2021
as Gurney Halleck
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
2021
as Uncle Beck
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
2020
as Self
A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.

The Tony Alva Story
2019
as Self
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
2019
as Thanos
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
2018
as Cable
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
2018
as Matt Graver
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.

Deadpool 2
2018
as Cable
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Thanos
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
2018
as Buck Ferguson
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
2017
as Eric Marsh
Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.
Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
2016
as Narrator (voice)
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
2016
as Narrator (voice)
The definitive, adrenaline-soaked story of the birth and boom of the most extreme sport on the planet: Freestyle Motocross.

Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Eddie Mannix
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

Sicario
2015
as Matt Graver
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
2015
as Beck Weathers
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
2015
as Self
On the set of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice.

Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Thanos (uncredited)
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
2014
as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
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
2014
as Dwight
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Thanos (uncredited)
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
2013
as Frank
Two two strangers are drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a...

Oldboy
2013
as Joe Doucett
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
2013
as Self - Narrator
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
2013
as John O'Mara
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
2012
as Self
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
2012
as Young Agent K
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
2011
as Self
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'
2011
as Self
Members of the cast and crew discuss making the film 'Mimic'.

True Grit
2010
as Tom Chaney
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
2010
as Various (archive footage)
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
2010
as Roy
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
2010
as Bretton James
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
2010
as Narrator (voice)
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
2010
as Jonah Hex
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
2009
as Self
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
2009
Executive Producer
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
2009
as Nick Chapel
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
2009
as Bar Guy (archive footage)
Amy Poehler's best Saturday Night Live sketches and performances.

Milk
2008
as Dan White
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.
2008
as George W. Bush
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
2008
as Self
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
No Country for Old Men: Diary of a Country Sheriff

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
2008
as Self
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
2008
Director, Producer, Editor
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
A look behind the scenes of No Country for Old Men (2007), including interviews with cast and crew.

American Gangster
2007
as Detective Trupo
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
2007
as (segment "World cinema")
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
2007
as Chief Buchwald
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
2007
as Llewelyn Moss
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
2007
as Cowboy
A cowboy resembling Llewellyn Moss decides between art films at the Aero Theatre.

Planet Terror
2007
as Dr. William Block
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
2007
as Block (segment "Planet Terror")
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
2006
as Tarlow
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.

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

Melinda and Melinda
2004
as Greg
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
2003
as Gary
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
2002
as Dave Lockhart
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
2000
as Duster
A woman's lifelong pursuit of lost family diamonds is interrupted by the appearance of two escaped convicts.

Hollow Man
2000
as Matthew Kensington
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pu...

Picnic
2000
as Hal Carter
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
1999
as Tennel
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
1999
as Bryce
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
1999
as Billy Waites
Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

My Brother's War
1997
as Pete
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
1997
as Josh
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
1997
as James Gallman
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
1996
as Keith DeBruler
A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.

Flirting with Disaster
1996
as Tony Kent
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
1996
as Danny
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
1994
as Tom
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
1989
as Glenn Shrevelow
In order to get better results, a young athlete starts using steroids and begins his downfall.
Prison for Children
1987
as Boise
Contemporary drama dealing with an orphaned teenager trapped in an antiquated juvenile disciplinary system and the efforts of the institution's superi...

Thrashin'
1986
as Corey Webster
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
1985
as Brand
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'
1985
as Self
TV documentary about the making of 'The Goonies'
Whalefall
N/A
as Mitt Gardiner
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'
N/A
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...