Milhem Cortaz
Acting1971São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Biography
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).
Known For
Acting History
Future
2025
Aurora 15
as Pedro
2024
Outlaw
as Seu Amoroso
Volta por Cima
TVas Osmar Pereira• 180 eps
2023
2022
Fortune cookie
as Paulo
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
Encarcerados
as Narrator
A Mother's Love
TVas Dr. Matias• 125 eps
2018
Tungstênio
as Narrador
Cano Serrado
as Rico
Intimate Strangers
as Pedro
Life Is a Bitch
as Flávio
A Última Cova
as Regis
O Sétimo Guardião
TVas Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
August Street
TVas Raul
Iron Island
TVas Astério
2017
2016
Back and Forth
as Seu Belmiro
In Dog's Words
as Cebola
Stronger Than The World
as Dedé Pederneiras
Vidas Partidas
as Delegado Delmar
Alone Man
as Cássio
Jules and Dolores
as Cortez
Canastra Suja
as Celso
A Terra Prometida
TVas Calebe• 179 eps
2015
O Gorila
as Marquinhos
Magnifica 70
TVas Agente Chagas
2014
Blue Blood
as Inox
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
as Escritor Livraria
Alemão
as Branco
Road 47
as Coronel Lourenço
Entreturnos
as Cardoso
The Miracles of Jesus
TVas Barzilai
2013
Crô
as Riquelme
Trinta
as Tião
A Wolf at the Door
as Bernardo
Dores de Amores
as Ele
O Negocio
TVas Renan• 1 eps
2011
Federal Bank Heist
as Barão
Trap.com
as Pitboy
VIPs
as Eike Gomes
Amanhã Nunca Mais
as Geraldo
The Impassive Muse
as Adilson
Samson and Delilah
TVas Abbas
2010
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Lula, the Son of Brazil
as Aristides
Boca
as Osmar
2009
Plastic City
as Not Dead
2008
Embodiment of Evil
as Padre Eugênio
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
as Lupa Castilho
If Nothing Else Works Out
as Sybelle
Chamas da Vida
TVas Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
2007
Querô
as Edgar
Elite Squad
as Capitao Fabio
Camila Jam
as Locador
O Magnata
as Lúcio Flávio
Meu Mundo em Perigo
as Fito
2006
Drained
as Encanador
Journey to the End of the Night
as Rodrigo
Bom Dia, Eternidade
as Jovem Capilé
Cidadão Brasileiro
TVas Américo Pereira
2005
2004
Nina
as Carlão
Playing in the Dark
as Espião do Doi Codi
2003
2002
Desejos de Mulher
TVas Jacaré
2000
Através da Janela
as Raí's friend
Força de um Desejo
TVas capanga• 1 eps
1999
Por Trás do Pano
as Puck
1995
A Próxima Vítima
TVas Ted