Milhem Cortaz
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).
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- 2025 · Blood Red: Under the Moonlight as Martin
- 2024 · Volta por Cima as Osmar Pereira
- 2024 · Outlaw as Seu Amoroso
- 2023 · Atmosfera as
- 2023 · Compro Likes as Jorge
- 2023 · Overhaul as Fumaça / Smokey
- 2023 · The Others as Wando
- 2022 · Fortune cookie as Paulo
- 2019 · A Mother's Love as Dr. Matias
- 2019 · Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral as Zé Coveiro
- 2018 · Iron Island as Astério
- 2018 · O Sétimo Guardião as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
- 2018 · Tungstênio as Narrador
- 2018 · A Última Cova as Regis
- 2017 · Os Parças as Policial Militar
- 2017 · High Expectations as
- 2017 · Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo as Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · Jules and Dolores as Cortez
- 2016 · A Terra Prometida as Calebe
- 2015 · Magnifica 70 as Agente Chagas
- 2014 · Blue Blood as Inox
- 2014 · Alemão as Branco
- 2013 · Crô as Riquelme
- 2013 · Trinta as Tião
- 2013 · O Negocio as Renan
- 2013 · Dores de Amores as Ele
- 2012 · Billi Pig as Ocílio
- 2012 · Augustas as
- 2011 · Amanhã Nunca Mais as Geraldo
- 2011 · Samson and Delilah as Abbas
- 2010 · Elite Squad: The Enemy Within as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
- 2010 · Boca as Osmar
- 2009 · Plastic City as Not Dead
- 2008 · Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala as Lupa Castilho
- 2008 · Embodiment of Evil as Padre Eugênio
- 2008 · Chamas da Vida as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
- 2007 · Elite Squad as Capitao Fabio
- 2007 · Camila Jam as Locador
- 2007 · Querô as Edgar
- 2006 · Drained as Encanador
- 2006 · Cidadão Brasileiro as Américo Pereira
- 2005 · Conception as Lino
- 2005 · These Women as Lobato
- 2004 · Nina as Carlão
- 2003 · Carandiru as Peixeira (Dagger)
- 2002 · Desejos de Mulher as Jacaré
- 1999 · The Power of Desire as capanga
- 1995 · A Próxima Vítima as Ted
- Future · Os Corretores as Tibério
- 2025 · Aurora 15 as Pedro
- 2023 · Anderson "The Spider" Silva as
- 2023 · Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead as Ed
- 2023 · Amores Pandêmicos as Mauro
- 2022 · Até a Noite Terminar as Tom
- 2021 · Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People as Bob Cuspe (voice)
- 2019 · Encarcerados as Narrator
- 2019 · Mão na Cabeça as
- 2018 · Cano Serrado as Rico
- 2018 · Intimate Strangers as Pedro
- 2018 · August Street as Raul
- 2018 · Life Is a Bitch as Flávio
- 2017 · Malasartes as Próspero
- 2017 · Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte as Próspero
- 2016 · Canastra Suja as Celso
- 2016 · Alone Man as Cássio
- 2016 · Back and Forth as Seu Belmiro
- 2016 · Stronger Than The World as Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · In Dog's Words as Cebola
- 2016 · Vidas Partidas as Delegado Delmar
- 2015 · O Gorila as Marquinhos
- 2014 · Plano Alto as João titino
- 2014 · Entreturnos as Cardoso
- 2014 · Road 47 as Coronel Lourenço
- 2014 · Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going! as Escritor Livraria
- 2014 · The Miracles of Jesus as Barzilai
- 2013 · A Wolf at the Door as Bernardo
- 2012 · Crossing the Line as Delegado Jorge Medeiros
- 2011 · Federal Bank Heist as Barão
- 2011 · Trap.com as Pitboy
- 2011 · The Impassive Muse as Adilson
- 2011 · VIPs as Eike Gomes
- 2010 · Lula, the Son of Brazil as Aristides
- 2008 · If Nothing Else Works Out as Sybelle
- 2007 · O Magnata as Lúcio Flávio
- 2007 · Not by Chance as
- 2007 · Meu Mundo em Perigo as Fito
- 2006 · Journey to the End of the Night as Rodrigo
- 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 · Girls from ABC as Alemão
- 2003 · Garrincha: Lonely Star as uncredited
- 2000 · Através da Janela as Raí's friend
- Future · Apenas 3 Meninas as
- 1999 · Por Trás do Pano as Puck
- Future · As Aparecidas as
- 1996 · Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja as
- Future · In the Ogre's Garden as