--- name: "Josh Brolin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/josh-brolin" fi1m_id: "josh-brolin" imdb_id: "nm0000982" tmdb_id: 16851 wikidata_id: "Q41396" roles: ["Actor","Director"] born: "12 February 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 20 average_fi1m_score: 73 average_as: "actor" average_over: 20 updated: "2026-10-23T04:07:29.277780+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Josh Brolin ## Identity Josh Brolin - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josh-brolin - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** josh-brolin - **IMDb ID:** nm0000982 - **TMDB ID:** 16851 - **Wikidata ID:** Q41396 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Brolin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41396, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000982/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16851 Actor and director. Born 12 February 1968 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Director - **Born:** 12 February 1968, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA - **Active:** 1985–present - **Also known as:** Josh J. Brolin, Josh James Brolin, Joshua Brolin - **Frequently works with:** [Denis Villeneuve](https://film.one/person/denis-villeneuve.md), [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md), [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md), [Simon Kinberg](https://film.one/person/simon-kinberg.md), [Alden Ehrenreich](https://film.one/person/alden-ehrenreich.md), [Anthony Russo](https://film.one/person/anthony-russo.md), [Austin Abrams](https://film.one/person/austin-abrams.md), [Brian Grazer](https://film.one/person/brian-grazer.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 20 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (1), 2000s 87 (2), 2010s 72 (10), 2020s 70 (7) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 20 titles - **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 13 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 7 of 20 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Adventure 9, Action 7, Comedy 7, Science Fiction 7, Thriller 5, Drama 4 - **Screen time:** 42 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $8,764m across 19 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Brolin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41396, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000982/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16851 ## Coming up - *Dune: Part Three* (2026-12-15), as Gurney Halleck — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md) ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Dune: Part Two*](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) (84), [*Sicario*](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) (80), [*Dune*](https://film.one/film/dune.md) (76), [*Weapons*](https://film.one/film/weapons.md) (75) - **Disney+:** [*Avengers: Endgame*](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md) (79), [*Avengers: Infinity War*](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md) (77), [*Deadpool 2*](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md) (72), [*What If...?*](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md) (63) - **Apple TV:** [*No Country for Old Men*](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) (91), [*True Grit*](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md) (84) - **Netflix:** [*Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery*](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md) (77) - **Peacock:** [*The Goonies*](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md) (76) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Josh Brolin > Josh Brolin makes anger specific, from a father's grief to a preacher's pleasure in his own fury. We rate that precision, though his forceful presence cannot give an underwritten part everything it needs. At the pulpit in *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), Josh Brolin's Monsignor Jefferson Wicks has a congregation ready to be told whom to hate. Brolin gives them what they came for, without a wink or an attempt to make Wicks agreeable. We felt uneasy during that first sermon because he made the man's enjoyment of his own anger so plain. Rian Johnson gets a useful severity from him, though the satire could hardly be called subtle. The important turn came well after the teenage part in *The Goonies* (1985). With *No Country for Old Men* (2007), Joel and Ethan Coen gave Brolin's grounded, reactive acting the film that helped renew his career. His subsequent studio work has included Thanos in *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) and Gurney Halleck in Denis Villeneuve's *Dune: Part Two* (2024). In Zach Cregger's *Weapons* (2025), he gives Archer, whose son is among the missing children, a different kind of anger. This father seems to have chosen fury because grief would require him to admit how helpless he is. Brolin makes that choice readable, and it gives us something human to hold on to when the horror grows louder and sillier. Edgar Wright's *The Running Man* (2025) needs a quieter threat. Brolin's Dan Killian is a producer in a good suit who scarcely needs to raise his voice. The low delivery makes the man frightening without much apparent effort. It is effective casting in a film whose repetition and timid finish he cannot correct. *The Dog Stars* (2026) shows the limit of that casting. As Bangley, Brolin brings force to his scenes opposite Jacob Elordi's subdued Hig, and their contrast gives Ridley Scott's film some life. The screenplay still leaves them too little individual character to sustain the attention it asks for. Choose *Weapons* if horror is your sort of evening, rather than expecting him to rescue *The Dog Stars*. ## Biography Josh Brolin is an American actor. He was born on 12 February 1968 in Santa Monica, California. The son of actor James Brolin, he began his career as a teenager with a role in the adventure film *The Goonies* (1985). After a period of lower-profile work, Brolin gained renewed attention for his performance in *No Country for Old Men* (2007). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Dan White in *Milk* (2008). His later film roles include *True Grit* (2010), *Sicario* (2015), and *Dune* (2021). He is also known for playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), and Cable in *Deadpool 2* (2018). Brolin reprised the role of Gurney Halleck in *Dune: Part Two* (2024). In 2025 he appeared as Archer in *Weapons*, Monsignor Jefferson Wicks in *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery*, and Dan Killian in *The Running Man*. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, slashfilm.com.* ## On Fi1m (20) - *The Dog Stars* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Bangley — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dog-stars.md) - *The Running Man* (2025), Fi1m 60, as Dan Killian — [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md) - *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), Fi1m 77, as Mons. Jefferson Wicks — [page](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md) - *Weapons* (2025), Fi1m 75, as Archer — [page](https://film.one/film/weapons.md) - *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Fi1m 84, as Gurney Halleck — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) - *Dune* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Gurney Halleck — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md) - *What If...?* (2021), Fi1m 63, as Thanos (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md) - *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), Fi1m 79, as Thanos — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md) - *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), Fi1m 77, as Thanos — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md) - *Deadpool 2* (2018), Fi1m 72, as Cable — [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md) - *Once Upon a Deadpool* (2018), Fi1m 50, as Cable — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-deadpool.md) - *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), Fi1m 72, as Eddie Mannix — [page](https://film.one/film/hail-caesar.md) - *Everest* (2015), Fi1m 61, as Beck Weathers — [page](https://film.one/film/everest.md) - *Sicario* (2015), Fi1m 80, as Matt Graver — [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) - *Inherent Vice* (2014), Fi1m 78, as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen — [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md) - *Men in Black 3* (2012), Fi1m 63, as Young Agent K — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md) - *True Grit* (2010), Fi1m 84, as Tom Chaney — [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md) - *Milk* (2008), Fi1m 83, as Dan White — [page](https://film.one/film/milk.md) - *No Country for Old Men* (2007), Fi1m 91, as Llewelyn Moss — [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) - *The Goonies* (1985), Fi1m 76, as Brand — [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md) ## Complete filmography (95) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dune: Part Three* (2026), as Gurney Halleck — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md) - *Whalefall* (2026), as Mitt Gardiner — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/whalefall.md) - *The Dog Stars* (2026), as Bangley — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dog-stars.md) - *Horse Power* (2026), as Narrator - *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), as Mons. Jefferson Wicks — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md) - *The American Revolution* (2025), series, as George Washington (voice) - *The Running Man* (2025), as Dan Killian — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md) - *Countdown: Canelo vs. Crawford* (2025), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Weapons* (2025), as Archer · Executive Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/weapons.md) - *Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross* (2024), as Narrator - *Brothers* (2024), as Moke Munger · Producer - *Dune: Part Two* (2024), as Gurney Halleck — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) - *N-Men: The Untold Story* (2023), as John O’Shei - *Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear* (2023), as Narrator - *George & Tammy* (2022), series, Executive Producer - *Outer Range* (2022), series, as Royal Abbott · Executive Producer, Director - *Dune* (2021), as Gurney Halleck — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md) - *Flag Day* (2021), as Uncle Beck - *What If...?* (2021), series, as Thanos (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md) - *Marvel Studios Legends* (2021), series, as Thanos (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Russo Bros. Pizza Film School* (2020), series, Actor - *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), as Thanos — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md) - *Once Upon a Deadpool* (2018), as Cable — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-deadpool.md) - *Sicario: Day of the Soldado* (2018), as Matt Graver - *Deadpool 2* (2018), as Cable — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md) - *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), as Thanos — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md) - *The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter* (2018), as Buck Ferguson - *Only the Brave* (2017), as Eric Marsh - *Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story* (2016), as Narrator (voice) - *Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross* (2016), as Narrator (voice) - *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), as Eddie Mannix — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hail-caesar.md) - *Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario* (2016), as (archive footage) - *Sicario* (2015), as Matt Graver — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) - *Everest* (2015), as Beck Weathers — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/everest.md) - *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), as Thanos (uncredited) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-age-of-ultron.md) - *Inherent Vice* (2014), as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md) - *Sin City: A Dame to Kill For* (2014), as Dwight - *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014), as Thanos (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/guardians-of-the-galaxy.md) - *Labor Day* (2013), as Frank - *Oldboy* (2013), as Joe Doucett - *Gangster Squad* (2013), as John O'Mara - *Untamed Americas* (2012), series, as Narrator - *Men in Black 3* (2012), as Young Agent K — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md) - *Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'* (2011), Thanks - *Blackout* (2011), series, as Terrance Danfield - *True Grit* (2010), as Tom Chaney — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md) - *The Women of SNL* (2010), as Various (archive footage) - *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010), as Roy - *Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps* (2010), as Bretton James - *The Tillman Story* (2010), as Narrator (voice) - *Jonah Hex* (2010), as Jonah Hex - *The People Speak* (2009), Executive Producer - *Women in Trouble* (2009), as Nick Chapel - *30 for 30* (2009), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler* (2009), as Bar Guy (archive footage) - *Milk* (2008), as Dan White — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/milk.md) - *W.* (2008), as George W. Bush - *Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary* (2008), Director, Editor, Producer - *No Country for Old Men* (2007), as Llewelyn Moss — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) - *American Gangster* (2007), as Detective Trupo - *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), as (segment "World cinema") - *In the Valley of Elah* (2007), as Chief Buchwald - *Planet Terror* (2007), as Dr. William Block - *Grindhouse* (2007), as Block (segment "Planet Terror") - *The Dead Girl* (2006), as Tarlow - *Into the Blue* (2005), as Bates - *Into the West* (2005), series, as Jedediah Smith - *Melinda and Melinda* (2004), as Greg - *Milwaukee, Minnesota* (2003), as Gary - *Mister Sterling* (2003), series, as Bill Sterling - *Coastlines* (2002), as Dave Lockhart - *Slow Burn* (2000), as Duster - *Hollow Man* (2000), as Matthew Kensington - *It's the Rage* (2000), as Tennel - *Picnic* (2000), as Hal Carter - *Best Laid Plans* (1999), as Bryce - *The Mod Squad* (1999), as Billy Waites - *My Brother's War* (1997), as Pete - *Mimic* (1997), as Josh - *Nightwatch* (1997), as James - *Gang in Blue* (1996), as Keith DeBruler - *Flirting with Disaster* (1996), as Tony Kent - *Bed of Roses* (1996), as Danny - *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Jack Pierce - *The Road Killers* (1994), as Tom - *Winnetka Road* (1994), series, as Jack Passion - *The Young Riders* (1989), series, as Wild Bill Hickok - *Finish Line* (1989), as Glenn Shrevelow - *Private Eye* (1987), series, as Johnny Betts - *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Taylor Rolator - *Prison for Children* (1987), as Boise - *Thrashin'* (1986), as Corey Webster - *The Goonies* (1985), as Brand — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md) - *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, Actor - *Mister*, Producer ## Gallery - ![Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men (2007)](https://film.one/media/title/4536/still-d856553b61ba.jpg) Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss in *No Country for Old Men* (2007) — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Brolin as Mons. Jefferson Wicks in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)](https://film.one/media/title/530/still-3889e8d4edc7.jpg) Josh Brolin as Mons. Jefferson Wicks in *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025) — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Brolin as Dan Killian in The Running Man (2025)](https://film.one/media/title/550/still-436a4ab00572.jpg) Josh Brolin as Dan Killian in *The Running Man* (2025) — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Brolin](https://film.one/media/person/7576/gallery-4d8c019adf04.jpg) Josh Brolin — Max Surprenant, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Josh_Brolin_TIFF_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Josh Brolin](https://film.one/media/person/7576/gallery-3f576e633e20.jpg) Josh Brolin — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Brolin](https://film.one/media/person/7576/gallery-d669613b1f04.jpg) Josh Brolin — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Brolin](https://film.one/media/person/7576/gallery-906ef09c6b5b.jpg) Josh Brolin — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Brolin](https://film.one/media/person/7576/gallery-749e906519cc.jpg) Josh Brolin — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Brolin](https://film.one/media/person/7576/gallery-56adf6adf76f.jpg) Josh Brolin — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Brolin](https://film.one/media/person/7576/gallery-bac47a6295fd.jpg) Josh Brolin — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2009: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Milk* ### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 2019: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (won), for *Avengers: Endgame* - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 2018: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (nominated), for *Avengers: Infinity War* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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