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Josh Brolin

Also known as Josh James Brolin

Josh James Brolin 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). 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).

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Josh Brolin is an American actor who first became well-known as a young performer in The Goonies (1985) and later achieved major success with roles in films like No Country for Old Men (2007) and Milk (2008), the latter earning him an Academy Award nomination. His career demonstrates a significant resurgence in the 2000s after his early fame, establishing him as a respected figure in Hollywood.

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Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA

Josh James Brolin (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…

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The Dog Stars — Bangley2026
Whalefall — Mitt Gardiner2026
Dune: Part Three — Gurney Halleck2026
Horse Power — Narrator2026
Weapons — Archer2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — Mons. Jefferson Wicks2025
The Running Man — Dan Killian2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation — Self2025
Breakdown: 1975 — Self2025

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Instance of: human
Given name: James
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Santa Monica
Father: James Brolin
Occupation: voice actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Genre: Western film
Image: Josh Brolin TIFF 2025 (cropped).jpg
Height: 178
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Josh Brolin
date of birth: 1968-02-12
nominated for: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
birth name: Josh James Brolin
start of work period: 1985-00-00
name in native language: Josh Brolin
writing language: English language

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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). 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 (2010), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Oldboy (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), Everest (2015), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). He gained wider recognition for playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), including in the films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018). Brolin also collaborated with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve in the action thriller Sicario (2015) and in the science fiction films Dune (2021), Dune: Part Two (2024), and Dune: Part Three (2026), in which he played Gurney Halleck.

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