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 · Anderson "The Spider" Silva as
- 2023 · Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead as Ed
- 2023 · Overhaul as Fumaça / Smokey
- 2023 · Amores Pandêmicos as Mauro
- 2023 · The Others as Wando
- 2019 · A Mother's Love as Dr. Matias
- 2019 · Encarcerados as Narrator
- 2018 · Iron Island as Astério
- 2018 · O Sétimo Guardião as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
- 2018 · Cano Serrado as Rico
- 2018 · August Street as Raul
- 2017 · High Expectations as
- 2017 · Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo as Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · Alone Man as Cássio
- 2016 · A Terra Prometida as Calebe
- 2016 · Stronger Than The World as Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · Vidas Partidas as Delegado Delmar
- 2015 · Magnifica 70 as Agente Chagas
- 2014 · Plano Alto as João titino
- 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
- 2012 · Augustas as
- 2011 · VIPs as Eike Gomes
- 2011 · Samson and Delilah as Abbas
- 2010 · Elite Squad: The Enemy Within as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
- 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 · Journey to the End of the Night as Rodrigo
- 2006 · Cidadão Brasileiro as Américo Pereira
- 2006 · Bom Dia, Eternidade as Jovem Capilé
- 2005 · These Women as Lobato
- 2004 · Playing in the Dark as Espião do Doi Codi
- 2004 · Nina as Carlão
- 2003 · Girls from ABC as Alemão
- 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 · Atmosfera as
- 2023 · Compro Likes as Jorge
- 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 · Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral as Zé Coveiro
- 2019 · Mão na Cabeça as
- 2018 · Intimate Strangers as Pedro
- 2018 · Tungstênio as Narrador
- 2018 · A Última Cova as Regis
- 2018 · Life Is a Bitch as Flávio
- 2017 · Malasartes as Próspero
- 2017 · Os Parças as Policial Militar
- 2017 · Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte as Próspero
- 2016 · Canastra Suja as Celso
- 2016 · Jules and Dolores as Cortez
- 2016 · Back and Forth as Seu Belmiro
- 2016 · In Dog's Words as Cebola
- 2015 · O Gorila as Marquinhos
- 2014 · Blue Blood as Inox
- 2014 · Entreturnos as Cardoso
- 2014 · Alemão as Branco
- 2013 · Crô as Riquelme
- 2013 · Trinta as Tião
- 2013 · Dores de Amores as Ele
- 2012 · Billi Pig as Ocílio
- 2011 · Amanhã Nunca Mais as Geraldo
- 2011 · Federal Bank Heist as Barão
- 2011 · Trap.com as Pitboy
- 2011 · The Impassive Muse as Adilson
- 2010 · Boca as Osmar
- 2010 · Lula, the Son of Brazil as Aristides
- 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 · Meu Mundo em Perigo as Fito
- 2006 · Drained as Encanador
- 2005 · Conception as Lino
- 2005 · De Glauber Para Jirges as Glauber
- 2003 · Garrincha: Lonely Star as uncredited
- 2000 · Através da Janela as Raí's friend
- 1999 · Por Trás do Pano as Puck
- 1996 · Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja as
- Future · In the Ogre's Garden as
- Future · As Aparecidas as
- Future · Apenas 3 Meninas as