Josh Brolin filmography

Josh Brolin (born 1968)[1] is an American actor. Brolin has appeared in films such as The Goonies (1985), Mimic (1997), Hollow Man (2000), Coastlines (2002), Grindhouse (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), American Gangster (2007), W. (2008), Milk (2008), Jonah Hex (2010), True Grit (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Oldboy (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), Sicario (2015), Hail, Caesar! (2016), Only the Brave (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Deadpool 2 (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024).

Brolin at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1985 The Goonies Brandon "Brand" Walsh [2]
1986 Thrashin' Corey Webster
1989 Finish Line Glenn Shrevelow
1994 The Road Killers Tom
1996 Bed of Roses Danny
Flirting with Disaster Tony Kent
1997 Mimic Josh
My Brother's War Pete
Nightwatch James Gallman
1999 The Mod Squad Billy Waites
Best Laid Plans Bryce
It's the Rage Tennel
2000 Hollow Man Matt Kensington
Slow Burn Duster Direct-to-DVD
2002 Coastlines Sheriff Dave Lockhart
2003 Milwaukee, Minnesota Gary
2004 Melinda and Melinda Greg Earlinger
2005 Into the Blue Derek Bates
2006 The Dead Girl Tarlow
2007 Grindhouse Dr. William Block Segment: Planet Terror
In the Valley of Elah Chief Buchwald
No Country for Old Men Llewelyn Moss
To Each His Own Cinema Cowboy Segment: "World Cinema"
American Gangster Det. Reno Trupo
2008 W. George W. Bush
Milk Dan White
2009 Women in Trouble Nick Chapel
The People Speak Himself Documentary; also producer
2010 Jonah Hex Jonah Hex
The Tillman Story Narrator Documentary [3]
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Roy
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Bretton James
True Grit Tom Chaney
2012 Men in Black 3 Young Agent K
2013 Gangster Squad John O'Mara
Oldboy Joe Doucett
Labor Day Frank Chambers
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Thanos Uncredited
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Dwight McCarthy
Inherent Vice Lt. Det. Christian "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Thanos Uncredited cameo; mid-credits scene
Sicario Matt Graver
Everest Beck Weathers
2016 Hail, Caesar! Eddie Mannix
2017 Suburbicon Baseball Coach Deleted scenes [4]
Only the Brave Eric "Supe" Marsh
2018 The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter Buck Ferguson
Avengers: Infinity War Thanos
Deadpool 2 Cable
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Matt Graver
2019 Avengers: Endgame Thanos
2021 Flag Day Uncle Beck
Dune Gurney Halleck [5]
2024 Dune: Part Two
Brothers Moke Munger Also producer [6]
2025 Wake Up Dead Man Father Frank Post-production [7][8]
The Running Man Dan Killian Filming
2026 Weapons TBA Post-production [9]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Highway to Heaven Josh Bryant Episode: "A Special Love - Part 2"[10]
1987–1988 Private Eye Johnny Betz 12 episodes
1987 21 Jump Street Taylor Rolator Episode: "My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
1989 Finish Line Glenn Television film
1989–1992 The Young Riders James Butler Hickok 67 episodes
1994 Winnetka Road Jack Passion 6 episodes
1995 The Outer Limits Jack Pierce Episode: "Virtual Future"
1997 Gang in Blue Keith DeBruler Television film
2000 Picnic Hal Carter Television film
2003 Mister Sterling Senator Bill Sterling 10 episodes
2005 Into the West Jedediah Smith Episode: "Wheel to the Stars"
2008–2024 Saturday Night Live Himself / Host 3 episodes
2012 Mankind: The Story of All of Us Narrator 12 episodes
2021–2024 What If...? Thanos (voice) 2 episodes: "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?", "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?"
2022–2024 Outer Range Royal Abbott Lead role, Director (episode: "Do-Si-Do")

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref(s)
2000 True West Austin (replacement) Circle in the Square Theatre Replaced Philip Seymour Hoffman (June 21 – July 29) [11]

References

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  1. ^ Screen World 2003, By John Willis, Barry Monush. Published by Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004. ISBN 1-55783-528-4, ISBN 978-1-55783-528-4
  2. ^ Graham-Lowery, Nathan (February 28, 2024). "Josh Brolin Recalls Steven Spielberg's "Just Act" Comment While Filming The Goonies". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Josh Brolin Scores Touchdown with 'The Tillman Story' Narration". accessAtlanta. August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Collis, Clark (August 14, 2017). "Josh Brolin was cut from final version of Suburbicon". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Gaughan, Liam (October 30, 2021). "'Dune' Cast & Character Guide: Who's Who Amongst the Sandworms". Collider. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (February 28, 2019). "Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage Team for 'Brothers' Comedy (Exclusive)". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (June 3, 2024). "Josh Brolin Joins Daniel Craig in 'Knives Out 3' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ "Daniel Craig Debuts Long Hair in 'Knives Out 3' First Look". Variety. 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ Kit, Borys (February 21, 2024). "Josh Brolin in Talks to Star in Zach Cregger's Horror Thriller 'Weapons' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Paul Walker stars in 'Highway to Heaven', 1986". Jaced.com. December 1, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  11. ^ Brantley, Ben (July 18, 2000). "For 'True West', a New Fraternal Order". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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