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