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Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin
Photo: Max Surprenant · CC BY 4.0

About

Josh Brolin (born February 12, 1968, Santa Monica) is an American actor and son of actor James Brolin. He broke through to international recognition with his role as Llewelyn Moss in the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men (2007), then earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Milk (2008). Wider audiences know him as Thanos in the Avengers films and as Gurney Halleck across Denis Villeneuve's Dune trilogy. In 2025 he appeared in three major releases - Weapons, The Running Man, and Wake Up Dead Man - cementing his status as one of Hollywood's most consistently busy leading men.

$270M
worldwide box office revenue of the film Weapons (2025) with a budget of 38 million USD
20.2M
views of Wake Up Dead Man on Netflix in the first week
#1
position of Wake Up Dead Man on Netflix after premiere
80+
film and television roles in career

What's new

  • 2026-08

    Brolin appeared in the sci-fi thriller The Dog Stars (directed by Ridley Scott) alongside Jacob Elordi; the film premiered on August 20, 2026.

  • 2026-10

    The film Whalefall (20th Century Studios), in which Brolin plays a deceased father whom his son searches for at the bottom of the ocean, is released on October 16, 2026.

  • 2025-12

    Brolin played Monsignor Jefferson Wickse in the thriller Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (directed by Rian Johnson), which streams on Netflix from December 12, 2025.

  • 2025-08

    The horror film Weapons (directed by Zach Cregger) starring Brolin earned over 270 million dollars worldwide on a budget of 38 million dollars.

  • 2025-09

    Brolin was cast in the action film Mister, which is produced by Thunder Road (John Wick) and directed by Wade Eastwood from Mission: Impossible.

Tracks

No Country for Old Menrole of Llewelyn Moss (2007), breakthrough performance, film won Oscar for Best Picture
Milkrole of Dana White (2008), Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor
Avengers: Infinity War / EndgameThanos - iconic MCU antagonist, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (2019)
Dune / Dune: Part TwoGurney Halleck in Villeneuve's sci-fi epic (2021, 2024)
Weaponshorror film by Zach Cregger (2025), box office over 270 million USD, critical acclaim for performance

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