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
- 2017 · Malasartes as Próspero
- 2017 · Os Parças as Policial Militar
- 2016 · Alone Man as Cássio
- 2016 · Back and Forth as Seu Belmiro
- 2016 · A Terra Prometida as Calebe
- 2016 · Stronger Than The World as Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · Vidas Partidas as Delegado Delmar
- 2014 · Plano Alto as João titino
- 2014 · Blue Blood as Inox
- 2014 · Alemão as Branco
- 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 · 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
- 2009 · Plastic City as Not Dead
- 2008 · Embodiment of Evil as Padre Eugênio
- 2008 · Chamas da Vida as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
- 2007 · O Magnata as Lúcio Flávio
- 2007 · Elite Squad as Capitao Fabio
- 2007 · Not by Chance as
- 2006 · Cidadão Brasileiro as Américo Pereira
- 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
- 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
- 2018 · Cano Serrado as Rico
- 2018 · Intimate Strangers as Pedro
- 2018 · Tungstênio as Narrador
- 2018 · A Última Cova as Regis
- 2018 · Life Is a Bitch as Flávio
- 2017 · High Expectations as
- 2017 · Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte as Próspero
- 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
- 2014 · Entreturnos as Cardoso
- 2014 · Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going! as Escritor Livraria
- 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 · Amanhã Nunca Mais as Geraldo
- 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 · Querô as Edgar
- 2007 · Meu Mundo em Perigo as Fito
- 2006 · Drained as Encanador
- 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 · 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
- Future · As Aparecidas as
- 1996 · Leonardo Pareja as