Josh Brolin (Josh Brolin): the filmography of the actor

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 - that's exactly what happened. As soon as Josh grew older, his father began taking him with him to the shooting. The atmosphere of the set, the meeting with the actors and actresses, which the boy had seen on TV many times, and finally the magic of chattering cameras - all this once and for all conquered Josh, and his fate was thus predetermined.

Debut in the cinema

Brolin Jr. made his debut in the movie in 1985 in the film directed by Richard Donner "Goonies". His first role was Brad Walsh, a simple guy from the Gun Dox area of Astoria in Oregon. Brad is one of the members of the company of young people who gathered to prevent the unclean dealers from seizing Gong Dox. The guys found an old map with the plan of pirate Willie One-Eyed and decided to go in search of treasure.

The next film with Josh was called "Collision." The painting was released in 1986. It was a youth film about skateboarders who competed among themselves in the art of skateboarding. Not without love - the main character Corey Webster (Josh Brolin) falls in love with Chrissy, the sister of his friend. The film was directed by David Winters.

TV serials

Then Josh Brolin, whose filmography needed replenishment, for several years participated in various television series, the most ambitious of which was the anthology series "Beyond the Boundary", whose history dates back to 1963. The creator of the series is the director and producer Lesley Stevens, and Josh Brolin played a character named Jack Pearce.

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 in the role of Tony in David O'Rassell's film "Do not wake a sleeping dog." In the following year, 1997, Brolin played the supporting role in the horror film "Mutants" directed by Guillermo Del Toro. In the same year, another horror film was shot under the title "Night Watch" directed by Ole Bornedal, in which Josh played one of the main roles - James Gullman.

The first nominations of the actor

In 2000, the film "The Invisible" was shot by the director Paul Verhoeven, in the genre of a fantastic thriller with a full set of horrors, from which the blood runs cold. The plot of the picture echoes the content of the famous novel by Herbert Wells "The Invisible Man." Josh Brolin played in the film one of the main characters, Matthew Kensington. The film received an Oscar nomination for best visual effects, the Saturn Award for Best Music (composer Jerry Goldsmith) and the best science fiction film. Also, the film was nominated for the MTV Movie Awards in the category "Best villain." This nomination was awarded to actor Kevin Bacon, the performer of the main role. Paul Verhoeven himself received a prize of audience recognition at the film festival in Locarno.

Characteristic roles

In 2000, the director Ivan Passer made a film "Picnic" on the topic of provincial life in the US state of Texas. In a small town once and for all established its unshakable order, all the news is transmitted word of mouth, and this news is mainly about prices in the market, and even you can gossip about the love adventures of the local beauty, the secretary of the local court. Josh Brolin Played Hal Carter, who somehow looked to his longtime friend Alan. Hal's friend was going to marry and introduced him to his bride Madge. Since that moment Alan's wedding was in jeopardy, Hal and Majj fell in love at first sight.

Deep psychological picture of the director Woody Allen "Melinda and Melinda" was filmed in 2004. The film was characterized by an incredibly complex script, the production was of a psychological and verbal balancing act, but the unusualness of what was happening fascinated. The entire film crew, including Josh Brolin, who played the character Greg Irlinger, was in a state of creative enthusiasm, the first film of this level was born on the site.

Superfilm with Brolin Jr.

And three years later Josh Brolin took part in the film Coen brothers "To the old people here is not the place", which made a real sensation among the filmmakers, having received 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 most important success of the film was the nomination for the "Golden Palm Branch", which was given to Joel and Eaton Cohen, film directors. John Brolin for the role of Llevelin Moss was nominated as "Best Actor" and "Best Supporting Actor", it was nominations from the Association of Film Critics.

The first nomination for "Oscar"

In 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, Dan White, a conservative politician who is strongly opposed to the successful promotion of the main character in the film, Harvey Milk. The reason for White's dislike is Milka's homosexual orientation. Dan does not admit that there may be a representative of non-traditional sexuality 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 devoted to cinematography, gained worldwide fame.

"Iron grip"

In 2010, the directors of the Cohen brothers realized another successful film project called "Iron grip". The film was shot in the genre of the classic western by the novel of the same name by Charles Portis. Josh Brolin played Tom Cheney, a tramp and a brutal killer. In the center of the story is Matty Ross, a fourteen-year-old girl who must find her father's killer and deal with him. Tom Cheney is this murderer, he is hiding in Indian territory where US laws do not work and, moreover, it is not so easy to get there. However, Matty acts decisively, she hires two professional assistants and they all go together to find Tom Cheney. The picture for three weeks at the box office collected $ 250 million, which is six times higher than the budgeted cost of producing the film.

In the film "Gangsters Hunters" directed by Ruben Fleischer Josh Brolin, whose height in 179 cm makes his character look impressive enough, he played a positive character, a sergeant of the Los Angeles Police Department John O'Mar. He has to fight with the urban mafia, led by the ruthless killer Mickey Cohen, whose role is played by Sean Penn. As a result of the skillful actions of the policeman, Cohen receives a life sentence and goes to Alcatraz prison.

Filmography

Josh Brolin, whose filmography has about 40 paintings, is not going to stop there. The list includes some films with the actor's participation, filmed during the period from 1997 to the present:

• Year 1997 - Night Watch, directed by Ole Bornedal / James Galman;
• Year 1999 - Detachment "Stilyagi", directed by Scott Silver / Billy;
• Year 1999 - "Best 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 Monkrift / Tarlou;
• Year 2007 - "In El Valley", directed by 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," directed by Woody Allen / Roy Channing;
• Year 2013 - "Oldboy", directed by Spike Lee / Joe Daccett;
• Year 2014 - "Congenital vice", directed by Paul Thomas Anderson / Bigfoot Björnsen.

All films with Josh Brolin are deservedly popular.

Personal life

The personal life of Josh Brolin does not differ much from that of other Hollywood actors. In 1988, he married actress Alice Adair, from whom Josh has two children - Trevor and Eden. The couple divorced in 1992. Then Brolin met with British actress Minnie Driver, but these meetings did not end with anything. In 2004, Josh Brolin married the actress Diane Lane, whom he had met before for several years. The couple lived together for almost nine years and divorced in 2013.