Josh Brolin
Biography
Josh Brolin is an American actor who began in television films and guest spots before landing the role of Brandon Walsh in The Goonies (1985) as a teenager. He spent years in stage work in Rochester, New York, and on television, including the Western series The Young Riders, before a resurgence with No Country for Old Men (2007) and American Gangster (2007). He earned an Academy Award nomination for playing Dan White in Milk (2008), and his later films include True Grit (2010), Sicario (2015) and Hail, Caesar! (2016). He became widely recognized for his motion-capture performance as Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and in Avengers: Endgame (2019), and for Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018). He also played Gurney Halleck in Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), and founded Brolin Productions, which made Brothers (2024).
58years old
Turns 59 on February 12in 124 days
- Born Santa Monica
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Josh James Brolin (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 57
- Career span
- 41 years1985 to 2026
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A role that slipped away
Brolin was a finalist for the role of Tom Hanson on 21 Jump Street, losing the part to Johnny Depp; the two became close friends, and Brolin later guest-starred on the show's first season.
A change of course
By 2006, Brolin had been trading stocks full time. That year he booked the lead in the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men, an Academy Award-winning film.
Josh Brolin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Denis Villeneuve directed three of these films, Ethan Coen three and Joel Coen three. Giovanni Ribisi appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Giovanni Ribisi's page
James Franco's page
Tommy Lee Jones's page
Eddie Marsan's page
Glenn Close's page
Anthony Mackie's page
All films by Denis Villeneuve
Ethan CoenDirector, 3 films, 2007 to 2016
All films by Ethan Coen
All films by Joel Coen
Also three films together9 more actors
- Scarlett JohanssonAvengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Hail, Caesar! (2016)
- Sean PennFlag Day (2021), Gangster Squad (2013) and Milk (2008)
- Peter DinklageBrothers (2024), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (2008)
- Benicio Del ToroSicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Sicario (2015) and Inherent Vice (2014)
- Javier BardemDune: Part Two (2024), Dune (2021) and No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Marley SheltonW. (2008), Grindhouse (2007) and Planet Terror (2007)
- Quentin TarantinoStarz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (2008), Grindhouse (2007) and Planet Terror (2007)
- Elizabeth OlsenAvengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Oldboy (2013)
- Randal ReederDeadpool 2 (2018), Once Upon a Deadpool (2018) and W. (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Josh Brolin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$9.9 billion
42 of the 57 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 57 films: 42 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 42Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 80% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.8B28.2% of the total
- 2$2.1B20.7% of the total
- 3$786M7.9% of the total
- 4$715M7.2% of the total
- 5$654M6.6% of the total
- 6$411M4.1% of the total
- 7$270M2.7% of the total
- 8$270M2.7% of the total
$2.0 billionfrom the other 34 films with a worldwide figure, 20% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2019 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain | Avengers: Endgame | Won |
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