Josh Brolin: actor's filmography

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American actor, Hollywood star Josh Brolin was born on February 12, 1968 in Los Angeles. His father, James Brolin (a popular film actor), had no doubt that his son would inherit his profession - and so it happened. As soon as Josh grew up, his father began to take him with him to the shooting. The atmosphere of the set, meeting with actors and actresses whom the boy had repeatedly seen on TV, and finally the magic of the chirping movie cameras - all this captivated Josh once and for all, and his fate was thus predetermined.

Movie debut

Brolin Jr. made his film debut in 1985 in Richard Donner's The Goonies. His first role was Brad Walsh, a simple guy from the Goon Dox district of Astoria, Oregon. Brad is one of the members of a company of young people who have gathered in order to prevent dishonest businessmen from taking over Goon Dox. The guys found an old map with the plan of the pirate Willy One-Eyed and decided to go in search of treasure.

The next film with Josh was called"Collision". The picture was released in 1986. It was a youth film about skateboarding guys competing with each other in the art of owning a skateboard. Not without love - the main character Cory Webster (Josh Brolin) falls in love with Chrissy, the sister of his friend. The film was directed by David Winters.

TV series

Then, Josh Brolin, whose filmography needed replenishment, for several years participated in various television series, the largest of which was the anthology series "Beyond the Possible", the history of which goes back to 1963. The series was created by director and producer Leslie Stevens, and Josh Brolin played a character named Jack Pierce.

In 1996, Josh played a small role (Danny) in the film "Bed of Roses" directed by Michael Goldenberg. In the same year, Josh Brolin starred as Tony in David O'Russell's Don't Wake the Sleeping Dog. The following year, in 1997, Brolin played a supporting role in the horror film Mutants directed by Guillermo Del Toro. In the same year, another horror film was shot called "Night Watch" directed by Ole Bornedal, in which Josh played one of the main roles - James Gullman.

First actor nominations

In 2000, director Paul Verhoeven filmed The Invisible Man, a fantastic thriller with a full range of blood-curdling horrors. The plot of the picture echoes the content of the famous novel by HG Wells "Man-Invisible". Josh Brolin played one of the main characters, Matthew Kensington in the film. The picture received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects, a Saturn Award for Best Music (composer Jerry Goldsmith) and for Best Science Fiction Film. Also the film was nominated for Best Villain at the MTV Movie Awards for lead actor Kevin Bacon and Paul Verhoeven himself won the Audience Award at the Locarno Film Festival.

Character roles

In 2000, director Ivan Passer shot the film "Picnic" on the theme of provincial life in the US state of Texas. In a small town, its unshakable order has been established once and for all, all news is passed from mouth to mouth, and this news is mainly about market prices, and you can even gossip about the love affairs of a local beauty, a secretary of a local court. Josh Brolin played Hal Carter, who once dropped in on his old friend Alan. Hal's friend was about to get married and introduced him to his fiancée Madge. From that moment on, Alan's wedding was in jeopardy, Hal and Madge fell in love at first sight.

Deeply psychological film directed by Woody Allen "Melinda &Melinda" was filmed in 2004. The film was distinguished by an incredibly complex script, the production was in the nature of psychological and verbal tightrope walking, but the unusualness of what was happening was fascinating. The entire crew, including Josh Brolin, who played the characterGreg Earlinger, was in a state of creative upsurge, the first motion picture of this level was born on the set.

Super movie starring Brolin Jr

And three years later, Josh Brolin took part in the Coen brothers' film No Country for Old Men, which made a splash among filmmakers, receiving four Oscar statuettes and two Golden Globes, four Oscar nominations and a huge number of prizes and nominations from various associations and creative associations. But the main success of the film was the nomination for the Palme d'Or, which was received by Joel and Eaton Coen, the directors of the film. John Brolin was nominated for "Best Actor" and "Best Supporting Actor" by the Film Critics Association for his performance as Llewelyn Moss.

First Oscar nomination

The following year, 2008, actor Josh Brolin played one of the main roles in the film "Harvey Milk" directed by Gus Van Sant. His character is Dan White, a conservative politician who strongly opposes the successful advancement into politics of the film's protagonist, Harvey Milk. The reason for White's dislike is Milk's homosexual orientation. Dan does not admit that there can be a representative of non-traditional sexual identity in political structures. For the role of Dan White, Brolin Jr. received his first Oscar nomination. After such a triumph, Josh Brolin, whose photo appeared in all publications dedicated tocinematography, gained worldwide fame.

Iron Grip

In 2010, the Coen brothers produced another successful film project called "Iron Grit". The film was shot in the classic western genre based on the novel of the same name by Charles Portis. Josh Brolin played Tom Cheney, a drifter and brutal killer. In the center of the plot is Mattie Ross, a fourteen-year-old girl who must find her father's killer and deal with him. Tom Cheney is this killer, he is hiding in Indian territory, where US laws do not apply and, moreover, it is not so easy to get there. However, Matty acts decisively, she hires two professional assistants and they all go in search of Tom Cheney together. The film grossed $250 million in three weeks at the box office, six times the film's budget.

In the film "Gangster Squads" directed by Ruben Fleischer, Josh Brolin, whose height of 179 cm makes the appearance of his character quite impressive, played a goodie, Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant John O'Mara. He has to fight the city's mafia, led by the ruthless killer Mickey Cohen, played by Sean Penn. As a result of the skillful actions of the policeman, Cohen receives a life sentence and is sent to Alcatraz prison.

Filmography

Josh Brolin, whose filmography includes about 40 paintings, is not going to stop there. ATthe list shows some films with the participation of the actor, filmed from 1997 to the present:

• year 1997 - "Night Watch", directed by Ole Bornedal / James Galman;
• year 1999 - Stilyagi Squad, directed by Scott Silver / Billy;
• year 1999 - "Better Plans" directed by Michael Barker / Bryce;
• year 1999 - "Rage", directed by James Stern / Tennel;
• year 2003 - "Mr. Sterling", directed by Rick Rosenthal / Bill Sterling;
• year 2006 - "Dead Girl" directed by Karen Moncrift / Tarlow;
• year 2007 - "In the Valley of Elah", director Paul Haggis / Buchwald;
• year 2007 - "Gangster" directed by Ridley Scott / Detective Trupo;
• year 2010 - "Wall Street", directed by Oliver Stone / Bretton James;
• year 2010 - "You will meet a mysterious stranger", director Woody Allen / Roy Channing;
• year 2013 - "Oldboy" directed by Spike Lee / Joe Duchett;
• year 2014 - "Inherent Vice" directed by Paul Thomas Anderson / Bigfoot Bjornsen.

All films with Josh Brolin are well-deserved popularity.

Private life

Josh Brolin's personal life is not much different from the lives of other Hollywood actors. In 1988, he married actress Alice Adair, with whom Josh has two children, Trevor and Eden. The couple divorced in 1992. Then Brolin met with British actress Minnie Driver, but these meetings ended in nothing. Josh Brolin married an actress in 2004Diane Lane, whom he had dated for several years before. The couple lived together for almost nine years and divorced in 2013.