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Josh Brolin
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Josh James Brolin
February 12, 1968 Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
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| Children | 4, including Eden Brolin |
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| Relatives | Barbra Streisand (stepmother) Jason Gould (stepbrother) Jan Smithers (former-stepmother) |
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Josh James Brolin (born February 12, 1968) is a famous American actor. He is the son of actor James Brolin. Josh Brolin first became well-known when he was young for his role in the adventure movie The Goonies (1985).
Later, Brolin became very popular again with his main role in the crime film No Country for Old Men (2007). He was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Dan White in the movie Milk (2008). Brolin has also starred in many other big movies like True Grit (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), and Everest (2015). He is widely recognized for playing the character Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, including Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also played Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018). More recently, Brolin has worked with director Denis Villeneuve in the science fiction movies Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), where he played Gurney Halleck.
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Early Life and Background
Josh Brolin was born on February 12, 1968, in Santa Monica, California. His father is the actor James Brolin. His mother, Jane Cameron (Agee), was a casting director and worked to protect wildlife.
Brolin grew up on a ranch near Paso Robles, California. He went to elementary and middle school in Templeton, California. When he was about 11 years old, he moved to the Santa Barbara area. There, he attended Santa Barbara High School. Josh Brolin did not spend much time around his father's acting career when he was young.
Acting Career
Early Roles and First Success
Brolin began his acting journey in TV movies and small guest roles on TV shows. His first big role was as Brandon Walsh in the movie The Goonies (1985), directed by Richard Donner. This adventure film helped him become known to audiences.
He was also considered for a role in the TV series 21 Jump Street. Brolin and Johnny Depp were the final choices for the part. They became good friends, and the role eventually went to Depp. Brolin did appear as a guest star in one episode of the show's first season.
Moving to Television and Film
After his early success, Brolin took on various roles. He appeared in the 1994 movie Roadflower. For some years, Brolin also performed in stage plays in Rochester, New York. He often worked with his mentor and friend, Anthony Zerbe.
One of Brolin's important early TV roles was playing Wild Bill Hickok in the ABC western TV series The Young Riders. This show ran for three seasons, from 1989 to 1992. He also appeared in other TV series like Winnetka Road (1994) and Mister Sterling (2003).
Becoming a Star
By 2006, Josh Brolin was working full-time trading stocks. Then, he got the main role in the Coen brothers' film No Country for Old Men (2007). This movie won an Academy Award and was very popular with both critics and audiences. Brolin then got a part in the successful Ridley Scott film American Gangster (2007).
In 2008, Brolin starred in the Oliver Stone movie W.. This film was a biopic about important events in the life of George W. Bush, a former U.S. President. Oliver Stone chose Brolin for the main role because he felt Brolin was the right person. Stone said that Brolin enjoys truly becoming a character.
Brolin received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gus Van Sant's movie Milk. In the film, he played city supervisor Dan White. Critics praised his performance. He also won awards from the NYFCC and NBR for Best Supporting Actor. He was also nominated for a SAG Award.
Also in 2008, Brolin hosted the TV show Saturday Night Live. He hosted the show again in April 2012 and March 2024.
In 2009, Brolin helped produce and appeared in The People Speak. This was a documentary film that used dramatic and musical performances. It was based on letters, diaries, and speeches from everyday Americans, taken from historian Howard Zinn's book A People's History of the United States. The next year, Brolin wrote and directed a short film called X. This film was about a prisoner who escapes to find his daughter and search for her mother.
In the early 2010s, Brolin appeared in many big movies. He played the main character in Jonah Hex (2010), which was based on a DC Comics character. Brolin also appeared in the Coen Brother film True Grit (2010) and Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010). In 2012, Brolin played a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones's character, Agent K, in Men in Black 3. This movie brought Brolin and Jones together again after working on other films.
Brolin then starred in the 2013 movie Gangster Squad. He played a fictional World War II veteran named John O'Mara. Later that year, Brolin also played Joe Doucett in Oldboy. This was a remake of a 2003 South Korean film. In 2014, it was announced that Brolin would play Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He plays the character using motion capture technology and also provides the voice. Brolin made brief appearances as Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
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Brolin played Thanos again in a starring role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). These movies were filmed one after the other. His acting as Thanos received great praise from critics. Many said he brought a lot of depth and emotion to the supervillain character.
In April 2017, Brolin signed a contract to play the Marvel Comics character Nathan Summers / Cable in the X-Men film series. Deadpool 2 (2018) was his first movie in this contract. In February 2019, Brolin joined the cast of Denis Villeneuve's Dune as Gurney Halleck.
In 2021, Brolin voiced an alternate version of Thanos in the What If...? series. In October of that year, Dune was released and received many positive reviews. In April 2022, Brolin starred as Royal Abbot in the Amazon Prime Video series Outer Range. He also works as an executive producer for the show.
In March 2024, Dune: Part Two premiered and was highly praised. The second season of Outer Range was released on May 16, 2025. Brolin returned to his role and also directed one episode. On June 3, 2024, it was announced that Brolin had joined the cast of Rian Johnson's new movie, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
Personal Life
Marriages and Family
Josh Brolin was married to actress Alice Adair from 1988 to 1994. They have two children together, including Eden Brolin. He was also engaged to actress Minnie Driver for six months.
Brolin married actress Diane Lane on August 15, 2004. They later divorced in 2013. In March 2013, Brolin started dating Kathryn Boyd, who was his former assistant and a model. They got engaged in March 2015. The couple married on September 24, 2016. On May 29, 2018, they announced they were expecting their first child. Brolin shared on Instagram on November 4, 2018, that Boyd had given birth to a daughter. Their second daughter was born on December 25, 2020.
Business Interests
Brolin began stock trading in his mid-20s. He even thought about stopping acting to focus on it. In 2014, Brolin explained that he earned a lot of money from trading over three years. He also helped start a stock trading website called MarketProbability, which is no longer active.
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See also
In Spanish: Josh Brolin para niños
