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