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Josh Brolin

Before filming Hollow Man, Brolin starred in the thriller Best Laid Plans, the story of a twentysomething slacker caught up in a heist gone wrong.

His other recent films include The Mod Squad, in which he played Claire Danes' duplicitous con man boyfriend; Slow Burn with Minnie Driver; and All The Rage, a dark comedy about 10 dysfunctional characters whose lives intertwine after an accidental shooting.

Other recent film credits include Nightwatch, a psychological thriller with Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette; the science-fiction thriller Mimic; Flirting With Disaster; Bed Of Roses and Roadflower. His movie debut was in The Goonies, directed by Richard Donner with a story by Steven Spielberg and a screenplay by Chris Columbus.

Brolin's television work includes regular starring roles in three series: The Young Riders, Private Eye and Winnetka Road. He also appeared in the TV movie Prison Of Children and the Showtime original film Gang In Blue.

Brolin spent five years acting and directing with Anthony Zerbe at the Reflections Festival at the GeVa Theatre in Rochester, New York, where his credits included Pitz And Joe, Life In The Trees, Forgiving Typhoid Mary, Oh, The Innocents, Peep Hole, Ellen Universe Joins The Band, Lincoln Park Zoo and Hard Hearts. He also appeared on stage at the Kennedy Memorial Theatre, Lebrero Theatre and Ann Capa Ensemble Theatre, playing roles in such classics as Dark Of The Moon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Crucible and A Streetcar Named Desire.


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Josh Brolin Facts

OccupationActor
BirthdayFebruary 12, 1968 (40)
SignAquarius
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, USA
Height6' (1m83)

Selected Filmography

No Country for Old Men
The Goonies
American Gangster
Essential Classics
Grindhouse Presents, Planet Terror
In the Valley of Elah
Planet Terror
Into the West
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