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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- 2024 · Volta por Cima as Osmar
- 2024 · Outlaw as Seu Amoroso
- 2023 · Anderson "The Spider" Silva as
- 2023 · Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead as Ed
- 2023 · Overhaul as Fumaça / Smokey
- 2023 · Compro Likes as Jorge
- 2023 · The Others as Wando
- 2022 · Fortune cookie as Paulo
- 2019 · A Mother's Love as Dr. Matias
- 2018 · Iron Island as Astério
- 2018 · O Sétimo Guardião as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
- 2018 · Intimate Strangers as Pedro
- 2018 · August Street as Raul
- 2017 · Malasartes as Próspero
- 2017 · Os Parças as Policial Militar
- 2017 · Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte as Próspero
- 2016 · Back and Forth as Seu Belmiro
- 2016 · A Terra Prometida as CALEBE
- 2016 · Stronger Than The World as Dedé Pederneiras
- 2014 · Plano Alto as João titino
- 2014 · Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going! as Escritor Livraria
- 2014 · Alemão as Branco
- 2014 · The Miracles of Jesus as Barzilai
- 2013 · Crô as Riquelme
- 2013 · A Wolf at the Door as Bernardo
- 2013 · O Negocio as Renan
- 2011 · Amanhã Nunca Mais as Geraldo
- 2011 · Federal Bank Heist as Barão
- 2011 · Trap.com as Pitboy
- 2011 · VIPs as Eike Gomes
- 2011 · Samson and Delilah as Abbas
- 2010 · Elite Squad: The Enemy Within as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
- 2010 · Lula, the Son of Brazil as Aristides
- 2008 · Embodiment of Evil as Padre Eugênio
- 2008 · Chamas da Vida as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
- 2007 · Elite Squad as Capitao Fabio
- 2006 · Drained as Encanador
- 2006 · Journey to the End of the Night as Rodrigo
- 2006 · Cidadão Brasileiro as Américo Pereira
- 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
- Future · Espécie Invasora as
- 2023 · Atmosfera as
- 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 · Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral as Zé Coveiro
- 2018 · Cano Serrado as Rico
- 2018 · Tungstênio as Narrador
- 2018 · A Última Cova as Regis
- 2018 · Life Is a Bitch as Flávio
- 2017 · High Expectations as
- 2017 · Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo as Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · Canastra Suja as Celso
- 2016 · Jules and Dolores as Cortez
- 2016 · In Dog's Words as Cebola
- 2016 · Vidas Partidas as Delegado Delmar
- 2015 · Alone Man as Cássio
- 2014 · Blue Blood as Inox
- 2014 · Entreturnos as Cardoso
- 2013 · Trinta as Tião
- 2013 · Dores de Amores as Ele
- 2012 · O Gorila as
- 2012 · Crossing the Line as Delegado Jorge Medeiros
- 2012 · Billi Pig as Ocílio
- 2012 · Augustas as
- 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
- 2008 · If Nothing Else Works Out as Sybelle
- 2007 · O Magnata as Lúcio Flávio
- 2007 · Not by Chance as
- 2007 · Querô as Edgar
- 2007 · Meu Mundo em Perigo as Fito
- 2006 · Bom Dia, Eternidade as Jovem Capilé
- 2005 · Conception as Lino
- 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
- 1996 · Leonardo Pareja as
- Future · As Aparecidas as