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