Josh Brolin showed his true grit when he came to the aid of a fellow surfer in Hawaii , saving him from drowning by guiding him to shore . The star of Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps and Gangster Squad was surfing in Hawaii in late February when he noticed someone floating face down on his board in the ocean , Daily Mail has learned . The 47-year-old actor was seen paddling to the man to make sure he was all right . And in a video of the incident , he appears to make the struggling man to grab the leash of his board and paddles him to shore . It is thought the man had become exhausted struggling to paddle against a strong current . Scroll down for video ... Something 's wrong : Josh Brolin was waiting to catch a wave in Hawaii when he noticed a fellow surfer floating face down in the water , Daily Mail can reveal . Quick thinking : The Hollywood star , who is an avid surfer , did n't hesitate when he saw someone in trouble in the water and immediately went to their aid ; the incident took place in late February . The incident was captured on video by a bystander who watched the whole episode play out . Brolin was enjoying a vacation with his girlfriend Kathryn Boyd on February 27 when he turned lifeguard . But the video of his real-life heroics has only surfaced on Friday . To the rescue : The True grit star paddled over to the man who appeared sluggish and possibly even injured . Rough seas : The surfer ( left ) appeared to be too exhausted to battle through strong currents so the actor stayed by him and encouraged him as they made their way to shore . Safe ! Brolin , 47 , managed to push the man to shore on his board in the heroic effort that was all caught on tape by a bystander . Brolin has some downtime right now giving him plenty of opportunity to indulge his passion for surfing . He recently wrapped filming on two movies : the adventure drama Everest with Robin Wright , Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley , and the Coen brothers comedy Hail , Caesar ! with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum . The son of actor James Brolin , who 's married to Barbra Streisand , he recently started dating Kathryn Boyd . Boyd was worked as his assistant at his production company in Santa Monica from February 2013 to March 2014 , when she left the job after they became romantically involved . The true Grit star and his second wife , actress Diane Lane , were divorced in 2014 after nine years of marriage . Quick change : Brolin 's main squeeze Kathryn Boyd , who 's reported to have been dating the actor for about a year , showed off her stunning body in a teeny bikini as she put on her wetsuit before heading to the beach . Thirsty work : The Inherent Vice actor , who is starting to show a little tummy flab despite his athletic prowess , recharged his energy levels with a pink drink after his unexpected ocean adventures . Surf 's up : Brolin , who has some downtime after filming two movies back-to-back , was in Hawaii at the end of last month for a vacation with his assistant-turned-girlfriend . Boyd , who 's believed to be in her mid to late twenties , graduated with a degree in journalism and magazines from the University of Georgia in 2009 . According to her LinkedIn profile , she got a job in August 2011 as Ben Stiller 's set assistant on The Watch , a movie he shot with Vince Vaughn in Atlanta . In February 2014 , one month after finishing her gig with Stiller , Boyd joined Brolin Productions as an executive assistant . Standing tall : Brolin , who was raised in LA , has been a surfer since boyhood and is often seen catching the waves at home in Malibu . Shared passion : The pretty blonde , who was Brolin 's assistant for two years before they became romantically involved , is also an experienced surfer . On the red carpet : Brolin and Boyd at the premiere of Inherent Vice in Hollywood in December .
Kathryn Boyd , 47 , appeared to help the struggling surfer to shore . The actor spotted him in trouble , paddled over and got him to grab his leash as he paddled in . They reached safety on the shore a couple of minutes later . The Gangster Squad star was on vacation with his girlfriend True Grit star .