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 Pereira
- 2024 · Outlaw as Seu Amoroso
- 2023 · Anderson "The Spider" Silva as
- 2023 · Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead as Ed
- 2023 · Compro Likes as Jorge
- 2023 · Overhaul as Fumaça / Smokey
- 2023 · The Others as Wando
- 2019 · A Mother's Love as Dr. Matias
- 2018 · Iron Island as Astério
- 2018 · O Sétimo Guardião as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
- 2018 · August Street as Raul
- 2018 · Life Is a Bitch as Flávio
- 2017 · Malasartes as Próspero
- 2017 · High Expectations as
- 2017 · Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo as Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · Canastra Suja as Celso
- 2016 · A Terra Prometida as Calebe
- 2016 · Stronger Than The World as Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · In Dog's Words as Cebola
- 2016 · Vidas Partidas as Delegado Delmar
- 2014 · Plano Alto as João titino
- 2014 · Blue Blood as Inox
- 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
- 2013 · O Negocio as Renan
- 2012 · Crossing the Line as Delegado Jorge Medeiros
- 2011 · Amanhã Nunca Mais as Geraldo
- 2011 · Federal Bank Heist as Barão
- 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
- 2009 · Plastic City as Not Dead
- 2008 · Embodiment of Evil as Padre Eugênio
- 2008 · Chamas da Vida as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
- 2007 · Elite Squad as Capitao Fabio
- 2007 · Querô as Edgar
- 2006 · Journey to the End of the Night as Rodrigo
- 2006 · Cidadão Brasileiro as Américo Pereira
- 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 · Vermelho Sangue as
- 2023 · Atmosfera as
- 2023 · Amores Pandêmicos as Mauro
- 2022 · Fortune cookie as Paulo
- 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
- 2019 · Mão na Cabeça as
- 2018 · Cano Serrado as Rico
- 2018 · Intimate Strangers as Pedro
- 2018 · Tungstênio as Narrador
- 2018 · A Última Cova as Regis
- 2017 · Os Parças as Policial Militar
- 2017 · Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte as Próspero
- 2016 · Alone Man as Cássio
- 2016 · Jules and Dolores as Cortez
- 2016 · Back and Forth as Seu Belmiro
- 2014 · Alemão as Branco
- 2013 · Crô as Riquelme
- 2013 · Trinta as Tião
- 2013 · Dores de Amores as Ele
- 2012 · O Gorila as Namorado de Cíntia
- 2012 · Billi Pig as Ocílio
- 2012 · Augustas as
- 2011 · Trap.com as Pitboy
- 2011 · The Impassive Muse as Adilson
- 2010 · Boca as Osmar
- 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 · Camila Jam as Locador
- 2007 · Not by Chance as
- 2007 · Meu Mundo em Perigo as Fito
- 2006 · Drained as Encanador
- 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
- 2004 · Nina as Carlão
- 2003 · Garotas do ABC as Alemão
- 2003 · Garrincha: Lonely Star as uncredited
- 1999 · Por Trás do Pano as Puck
- Future · Apenas 3 Meninas as
- 2000 · Através da Janela as Raí's friend
- Future · As Aparecidas as
- 1996 · Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja as