Milhem Cortaz
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Milhem Cortaz (São Paulo, December 6, 1971) is a Brazilian actor and presenter. Of Arab and Italian descent, Cortaz started in theater at the age of 11, led by actor Walmor Chagas when he performed in the play O Santo Milagroso, in 1983. He moved at the age of 15 to live in Italy with his aunt to get rid of his cocaine addiction, where he graduated from the Piccolo Teatro di Milano and began doing street theater under the influence of Commedia dell'arte but returned to Brazil in 1990, joining the Centro de Pesquisa Teatral (CPT) and stood out, among others, for his performances in O Melhor do Homem in 1995, directed by Ulysses Cruz. He is known for Carandiru (2003), Elite Squad (2007) and A Wolf at the Door (2013).
Known for
Credits
Elite Squad (2007)
as Capitão Fabio
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Carandiru (2003)
as Peixeira (Dagger)
Overhaul (2023)
as Fumaça / Smokey
Outlaw (2024)
as Seu Amoroso
Nina (2004)
as Carlão
Plastic City (2009)
as Not Dead
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
as Rodrigo
A Wolf at the Door (2013)
as Bernardo
VIPs (2011)
as Eike Gomes
Camila Jam (2007)
as Locador
Federal Bank Heist (2011)
as Barão
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going! (2014)
as Escritor Livraria
Querô (2007)
as Edgar
Canastra Suja (2016)
as Celso
Not by Chance (2007)
Actor
Conception (2005)
as Lino
Road 47 (2014)
as Coronel Lourenço
Stronger Than The World (2016)
as Dedé Pederneiras
Alemão (2014)
as Branco
Billi Pig (2012)
as Ocílio
Trap.com (2011)
as Pitboy
Trinta (2013)
as Tião
Jules and Dolores (2016)
as Cortez
Boca (2010)
as Osmar
Amores Pandêmicos (2023)
as Mauro
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People (2021)
as Bob Cuspe (voice)
Embodiment of Evil (2008)
as Padre Eugênio
Lula, the Son of Brazil (2010)
as Aristides
Augustas (2012)
Actor
Back and Forth (2016)
as Seu Belmiro
Girls from ABC (2003)
as Alemão
In Dog's Words (2016)
as Cebola
Garrincha: Lonely Star (2003)
as uncredited
Drained (2006)
as Encanador
The Brokers (—)
as Tibério
High Expectations (2017)
Actor
Amanhã Nunca Mais (2011)
as Geraldo
Cano Serrado (2018)
as Rico
Alone Man (2016)
as Cássio
Intimate Strangers (2018)
as Pedro
Os Parças (2017)
as Policial Militar
Aurora (2025)
as Pedro
Blue Blood (2014)
as Inox
Entreturnos (2014)
as Cardoso
O Gorila (2015)
as Marquinhos
Life Is a Bitch (2018)
as Flávio
Apenas 3 Meninas (2026)
Actor
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte (2017)
as Próspero
O Magnata (2007)
as Lúcio Flávio
Dores de Amores (2013)
as Ele
Encarcerados (2019)
as Narrator
Através da Janela (2000)
as Raí's friend
Playing in the Dark (2004)
as Espião do Doi Codi
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008)
as Lupa Castilho
Vidas Partidas (2016)
as Delegado Delmar
Meu Mundo em Perigo (2007)
as Fito
Atmosfera (2023)
Actor
Crô (2013)
as Riquelme
Bom Dia, Eternidade (2006)
as Jovem Capilé
Vingança S/A (—)
Actor
Por Trás do Pano (1999)
as Puck
The Impassive Muse (2011)
as Adilson
Tungstênio (2018)
as Narrador
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral (2019)
as Zé Coveiro
In the Ogre's Garden (—)
Actor
Fortune cookie (2022)
as Paulo
Até a Noite Terminar (2022)
as Tom
Mão na Cabeça (2019)
Actor
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja (1996)
Actor
If Nothing Else Works Out (2008)
as Sybelle
De Glauber Para Jirges (2005)
as Glauber
As Aparecidas (—)
Actor
A Última Cova (2018)
as Regis