Josh Brolin Biography, Age, Career, Marital Status, Salary and Net Worth

Who is Josh Brolin?

Josh James Brolin is a famous American actor. He is a recipient of various awards including the Critics’ Choice Movie Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award.

Moreover, he has appeared in films such as; The Goonies (1985), Mimic (1997), Hollow Man (2000), Grindhouse (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), American Gangster (2007), W. (2008), Milk (2008), True Grit (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), Everest (2015), Sicario (2015), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and Deadpool 2 (2018).
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he played supervillain Thanos and first appeared in an uncredited role in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the post-credits scene of Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and later starred in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Josh returned in 2021, to provide the voice for an alternate timeline version of Thanos in the animated series What If…? and portrayed Gurney Halleck in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune (2021). In the year 2022, he starred in the supernatural mystery series Outer Range.

How Old Is Josh Brolin?

He is 54 years old as of April 2022, having been born on February 12, 1968, in Santa Monica, California, U.S. Josh shares his birthdate with celebrities such as; Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Gucci Mane, Ace Akers, Yungeen Ace, Ella Mendelsohn, and many more.

Josh Brolin Family

Who are Josh Brolin’s Parents?

He was born to James Brolin (Father born on July 18, 1940) is an American actor. And Jane Cameron Agee (Mother born on October 19, 1939, but died on February 13, 1995) was a wildlife activist and was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Does Josh Brolin have Siblings?

He has three siblings. Two brothers by the names of Jason Gould are an American actor born on December 29, 1966, and Jesh Brolin born in 1972. He has a sister by the name of Molly Elizabeth Brolin born in 1987.

Josh Brolin Education

He received his high school education at Santa Barbara High School.

Josh Brolin Marital Status

He is married to the love of his life Kathryn Boyd. They have been married since September 24, 2016. Despite being married, he was previously married to Alice Adair from 1988 to 1994. He was also previously married to Diane Lane on August 15, 2004, but divorced in 2013. Josh was also engaged to actress Minnie Driver for six months.

Josh Brolin Kids

He has two kids with his ex-wife, Alice Adair. A son by the name of Trevor Brolin born on June 26, 1988, and Eden Brolin born in 1994, they are both actors. He also has two kids with his current wife Kathryn Boyd. Two daughters by the names of Westlyn Reign Brolin born on May 29, 2018, and Chapel Grace Brolin born on December 25, 2020.

Josh Brolin Career

An Acting Career

He started his career in TV films and had guest roles on TV shows before he landed a more known role as Brandon Walsh in the Richard Donner-directed film The Goonies (1985). In the series 21 Jump Street, he was considered for the role of Tom Hanson together with Johnny Depp. But the role ultimately went to Depp. In 1994, he played a small role in the movie Road flower. For several years, he appeared in stage roles in Rochester, New York, most often with his friend and mentor Anthony Zerbe. In his career, one of his notable early roles was that of “Wild Bill” Hickock in the ABC western TV series The Young Riders, which lasted for three seasons (1989-1992).

Two other TV series in which he was involved are; the Aaron Spelling production Winnekta Road (1994) and Mister Sterlling (2003) both of which were canceled after a few episodes. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, his film work consists of many villainous roles including; Planet Terror, American Gangster, and Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. In addition, he has also played the lead role in the Coen brother’s Academy Award-winning film No Country for Old Men. The other notable role he starred in 2008 in another Oliver Stone film, W. This was a biopic about key events in the life of President George W. Bush. Josh received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gus Van Sant’s biopic Milk as city supervisor Dan White.

Career Continuation

For his performance, he has received critical acclaim and in addition to his Oscar nomination, he has received NYFCC and NBR Awards for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2010, he portrayed the titular character in Jonah Hex based on the DC Comics character with the same name. Later in 2012, he played the younger version of Tommy Lee Jones’s character Kevin Brown/Agent K in Men in Black 3. In 2013, he starred in the film Gangster Squad, portraying a fictional World War II veteran named John O’Mara. In the film Oldboy, he portrayed Joe Doucett a remake of the 2003 South Korean film of the same name. Josh was one of the prospected actors considered for the role of Bruce Wayne / Batman in the DC Extended Universe.

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The deal would begin with Zach Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but Ben Affleck was chosen for the role instead. It was announced the following year that he would play Thanos within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has cameoed as the character in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). He reprised his role as Thanos in a starring role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, which was filmed back to back. Josh signed a four-film contract with 20th Century Fox studios in April 2017, to portray the Marve Comics character Nathan Summers / Cable in the X-men film series. The first installment of his contract was in the 2018’s film Deadpool 2. In 2021, he voiced an alternate Thanos in What If…?

A Writing and Directing Career

He has performed and produced The People Speak a documentary feature film in 2009. Also, he wrote and directed his directorial debut short film X. The film was about an inmate who escapes prison to reunite with his daughter and search for her murdered mother.