Milhem Cortaz
Milhem Cortaz
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-12-06 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Acting

2024

Volta por Cima as Osmar Pereira

2024

Outlaw as Seu Amoroso

2023

The Others as Wando

2023

Overhaul as Fumaça / Smokey

2023

Anderson "The Spider" Silva as Not available

2023

Compro Likes as Jorge

2019

A Mother's Love as Dr. Matias

2018

O Sétimo Guardião as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"

2018

Iron Island as Astério

2018

August Street as Raul

2018

Intimate Strangers as Pedro

2017

Malasartes as Próspero

2017

Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo as Treinador Dedé Pederneiras

2016

A Terra Prometida as Calebe

2016

Stronger Than The World as Dedé Pederneiras

2016

Back and Forth as Seu Belmiro

2016

Canastra Suja as Celso

2014

The Miracles of Jesus as Barzilai

2014

Plano Alto as João titino

2014

Blue Blood as Inox

2014

Entreturnos as Cardoso

2013

O Negocio as Renan

2013

A Wolf at the Door as Bernardo

2012

Crossing the Line as Delegado Jorge Medeiros

2011

Samson and Delilah as Abbas

2011

VIPs as Eike Gomes

2011

Federal Bank Heist as Barão

2011

Trap.com as Pitboy

2010

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within as Tenente-Coronel Fábio

2010

Lula, the Son of Brazil as Aristides

2008

Chamas da Vida as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé

2008

Embodiment of Evil as Padre Eugênio

2007

Elite Squad as Capitao Fabio

2007

Querô as Edgar

2006

Cidadão Brasileiro as Américo Pereira

2006

Drained as Encanador

2005

Conception as Lino

2004

Nina as Carlão

2003

Carandiru as Peixeira (Dagger)

2002

Desejos de Mulher as Jacaré

1999

Força de um Desejo as capanga

1995

A Próxima Vítima as Ted

NaN

Vermelho Sangue as Not available

2023

Atmosfera as Not available

2023

Amores Pandêmicos as Mauro

2022

Fortune cookie as Paulo

2021

Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People as Bob Cuspe (voice)

2019

Encarcerados as Narrator

2018

Life Is a Bitch as Flávio

2018

Tungstênio as Narrador

2018

Cano Serrado as Rico

2018

A Última Cova as Regis

2017

Os Parças as Policial Militar

2017

High Expectations as Not available

2016

In Dog's Words as Cebola

2016

Vidas Partidas as Delegado Delmar

2016

Jules and Dolores as Cortez

2016

Alone Man as Cássio

2014

Alemão as Branco

2013

Trinta as Tião

2013

Crô as Riquelme

2013

Dores de Amores as Ele

2012

O Gorila as Namorado de Cíntia

2012

Billi Pig as Ocílio

2012

Augustas as Not available

2011

Amanhã Nunca Mais as Geraldo

2011

The Impassive Muse as Adilson

2010

Boca as Osmar

2009

Plastic City as Not Dead

2008

Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala as Lupa Castilho

2007

O Magnata as Lúcio Flávio

2007

Not by Chance as Not available

2007

Meu Mundo em Perigo as Fito

2006

Bom Dia, Eternidade as Jovem Capilé

2005

De Glauber Para Jirges as Glauber

2004

Playing in the Dark as Espião do Doi Codi

2003

Garotas do ABC as Alemão

2003

Garrincha: Lonely Star as uncredited

2000

Através da Janela as Raí's friend

1999

Por Trás do Pano as Puck

NaN

As Aparecidas as Not available

1996

Leonardo Pareja as Not available