

Career decline (1990-2006) īrolin played a small role in the 1994 movie Roadflower. Brolin guest-starred in an episode of the show in its first season. He was considered for the role of Tom Hanson in the series 21 Jump Street he and Johnny Depp were the finalists for the role, and the two became close and remained friends. Most of those guys I grew up with, they're all dead now." Career Early work and breakthrough (1980s) īrolin started his career in TV films and guest roles on TV shows before landing a more notable role as Brandon Walsh in the Richard Donner-directed film The Goonies (1985). I've never seen a group like that before or since." He admitted to stealing cars to pay for his drug use, which included heroin, a drug that he explained he did not like: "I mean, I never got into it and I never died from it, which is a good thing. You either had the children of rich, neglectful parents or children of poor, so it was a mix. In his description of the group, he said, "It was Santa Barbara. His parents divorced in 1984, when he was 16 years old.īrolin said in a 2014 interview that during his youth, he was a member of a surfing friendship group who called themselves the "Cito Rats".

Brolin was raised on a ranch in Templeton, California, with little exposure to his father's acting career. In 2022, he starred in the supernatural mystery series Outer Range.īrolin was born on February 12, 1968, in Santa Monica, California, the son of Jane Cameron (Agee), a wildlife activist who was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and actor James Brolin. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Dan White in the biopic Milk (2008).īrolin gained wider recognition for playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including in the films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). After years of decline, he had a resurgence with his starring role in the crime film No Country for Old Men (2007). A son of actor James Brolin, he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film The Goonies (1985).

Josh James Brolin ( / ˈ b r oʊ l ɪ n/ born February 12, 1968) is an American actor.
