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Josh Brolin was born on February 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, California, United States and is credited as a film producer, character actor and stage actor. As of 2026, Josh Brolin is 58 years old. Education on record includes Templeton High School. Listed accolades include MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (2019). The listed height is 178 cm.
My Take
Josh Brolin is my favorite kind of Hollywood story: the early peak, the long wilderness, the magnificent second act. Being a Goonies kid could have been his entire biography, but he ground through decades of middling parts until No Country for Old Men revealed an actor of granite stillness. That weathered quality cannot be faked; it is earned, including off screen, where he was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery in 2004 (Diane Lane declined to press charges), after a bar altercation in 2008, and for public intoxication in 2013. His Thanos worked precisely because Brolin understands how quiet conviction reads as menace, and his Oscar-nominated turn in Milk showed he can make even a killer pitiable. As the son of an actor, he could have coasted; instead he built his credibility scar by scar. I trust his face more than most scripts.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josh Brolin
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョシュ・ブローリン
- Reading
- じょしゅ・ぶろーりん
- Born
- February 12, 1968 (age 58)
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- film producer / character actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
2. Background
- High school
- Templeton High School
Awards & achievements
- 2019 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Josh Brolin born?
Josh Brolin was born on February 12, 1968 and is 58 years old.
Where is Josh Brolin from?
Josh Brolin is from Santa Monica, California, United States.
What does Josh Brolin do?
Josh Brolin works as film producer, character actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
How tall is Josh Brolin?
Josh Brolin is 178 cm tall.
Which high school did Josh Brolin attend?
Josh Brolin attended Templeton High School.
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