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)
Nina (2004)
as Carlão
VIPs (2011)
as Eike Gomes
Overhaul (2023)
as Fumaça / Smokey
Outlaw (2024)
as Seu Amoroso
Road 47 (2014)
as Coronel Lourenço
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala (2008)
as Lupa Castilho
Embodiment of Evil (2008)
as Padre Eugênio
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
as Rodrigo
Stronger Than The World (2016)
as Dedé Pederneiras
Playing in the Dark (2004)
as Espião do Doi Codi
Amanhã Nunca Mais (2011)
as Geraldo
Federal Bank Heist (2011)
as Barão
Jules and Dolores (2016)
as Cortez
The Impassive Muse (2011)
as Adilson
Lula, the Son of Brazil (2010)
as Aristides
Boca (2010)
as Osmar
Amores Pandêmicos (2023)
as Mauro
Aurora (2025)
as Pedro
Através da Janela (2000)
as Raí's friend
The Brokers (—)
as Tibério
Plastic City (2009)
as Not Dead
Camila Jam (2007)
as Locador
A Wolf at the Door (2013)
as Bernardo
Drained (2006)
as Encanador
Garrincha: Lonely Star (2003)
as uncredited
Bom Dia, Eternidade (2006)
as Jovem Capilé
Girls from ABC (2003)
as Alemão
Até a Noite Terminar (2022)
as Tom
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People (2021)
as Bob Cuspe (voice)
High Expectations (2017)
Actor
Back and Forth (2016)
as Seu Belmiro
Vingança S/A (—)
Actor
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going! (2014)
as Escritor Livraria
Intimate Strangers (2018)
as Pedro
Augustas (2012)
Actor
Blue Blood (2014)
as Inox
Querô (2007)
as Edgar
Encarcerados (2019)
as Narrator
Life Is a Bitch (2018)
as Flávio
Mão na Cabeça (2019)
Actor
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte (2017)
as Próspero
Trap.com (2011)
as Pitboy
Alone Man (2016)
as Cássio
Canastra Suja (2016)
as Celso
Dores de Amores (2013)
as Ele
The Last Grave (2018)
as Regis
Cano Serrado (2018)
as Rico
Not by Chance (2007)
Actor
Trinta (2013)
as Tião
Crô (2013)
as Riquelme
O Gorila (2015)
as Marquinhos
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral (2019)
as Zé Coveiro
If Nothing Else Works Out (2008)
as Sybelle
In the Ogre's Garden (—)
Actor
In Dog's Words (2016)
as Cebola
Por Trás do Pano (1999)
as Puck
Alemão (2014)
as Branco
Billi Pig (2012)
as Ocílio
De Glauber Para Jirges (2005)
as Glauber
Entreturnos (2014)
as Cardoso
Os Parças (2017)
as Policial Militar
Tungstênio (2018)
as Narrador
Vidas Partidas (2016)
as Delegado Delmar
Conception (2005)
as Lino
Meu Mundo em Perigo (2007)
as Fito
Apenas 3 Meninas (2026)
Actor
As Aparecidas (—)
Actor
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja (1996)
Actor
O Magnata (2007)
as Lúcio Flávio
Atmosfera (2023)
Actor
Fortune cookie (2022)
as Paulo