Brolin also received rave reviews for his portrayal of George W. Bush in Oliver Stone's controversial biopic “W.” In 2007, he earned a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of an ensemble for his work in Joel and Ethan Coen's “No Country for Old Men,” which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Brolin also starred in Ridley Scott's 2007 blockbuster “American Gangster,” alongside Denzel Washington. The film received a Golden Globe nomination for best picture and Brolin was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble.
Brolin has several diverse upcoming films slated for release this year. He re-teamed with Oliver Stone for the highly anticipated “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” opposite Shia LaBeouf and Michael Douglas, in theatres September 24th. Also set to release in September is Woody Allen’s “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,” in which Brolin stars alongside Anthony Hopkins and Naomi Watts. Additionally, Brolin co-stars as a ruthless killer opposite Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon in the Coen brothers’ remake of the classic film “True Grit,” in theatres on Christmas Day.
Brolin made his feature film debut starring in Richard Donner’s classic action-comedy “Goonies,” produced by Steven Spielberg. It was his portrayal of a bisexual federal agent in director David O. Russell’s 1996 film ”Flirting with Disaster,” which gained recognition from critics and cemented his successful transition to mature roles.
His other films include Guillermo Del Toro’s “Mimic;” “Best Laid Plans,” produced by Mike Newell; Ole Bornedal’s “Nightwatch”; Scott Silver’s “Mod Squad”; Jim Stern’s controversial film “All the Rage,” which premiered at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival; “Coastline,” directed by Victor Nunez, which debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film festival; Paul Verhoeven’s blockbuster “Hollow Man”; “Into the Blue,” for director John Stockwell; Paul Haggis’ “In the Valley of Elah”; and “Planet Terror,” part of the critically acclaimed Quentin Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez double feature “Grindhouse.”
