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