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 in the biopic Milk 2008 Brolin gained wider recognition for playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe including in the films Avengers Infinity War 2018 and Avengers Endgame 2019 as well as Cable in Deadpool 2 2018 His other notable films include W 2008 True Grit 2010 Wall Street Money Never Sleeps 2010 Men in Black 3 2012 Oldboy 2013 Inherent Vice 2014 Everest 2015 Sicario 2015 Hail Caesar 2016 Only the Brave 2017 Dune 2021 and Dune Part Two 2024 Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Brolin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia