Milhem Cortaz
Acting • Born 1971-12-06
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).
Filmography
98 credits
Elite Squad
Movie • 2007
Capitao Fabio
Embodiment of Evil
Movie • 2008
Padre Eugênio
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
Movie • 2021
Bob Cuspe (voice)
O Magnata
Movie • 2007
Lúcio Flávio
Carandiru
Movie • 2003
Peixeira (Dagger)
Plastic City
Movie • 2009
Not Dead
Nina
Movie • 2004
Carlão
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
Movie • 2008
Lupa Castilho
Overhaul
Movie • 2023
Fumaça / Smokey
Lula, the Son of Brazil
Movie • 2010
Aristides
As Aparecidas
Movie
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Movie • 2010
Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Federal Bank Heist
Movie • 2011
Barão
Conception
Movie • 2005
Lino
Amanhã Nunca Mais
Movie • 2011
Geraldo
Fortune cookie
Movie • 2022
Paulo
Amores Pandêmicos
Movie • 2023
Mauro
Até a Noite Terminar
Movie • 2022
Tom
Augustas
Movie • 2012
A Wolf at the Door
Movie • 2013
Bernardo
Atmosfera
Movie • 2023
Alemão
Movie • 2014
Branco
Crô
Movie • 2013
Riquelme
Trinta
Movie • 2013
Tião
Outlaw
Movie • 2024
Seu Amoroso
Meu Mundo em Perigo
Movie • 2007
Fito
Dores de Amores
Movie • 2013
Ele
Drained
Movie • 2006
Encanador
Boca
Movie • 2010
Osmar
Blue Blood
Movie • 2014
Inox
Playing in the Dark
Movie • 2004
Espião do Doi Codi
De Glauber Para Jirges
Movie • 2005
Glauber
The Impassive Muse
Movie • 2011
Adilson
Encarcerados
Movie • 2019
Narrator
Journey to the End of the Night
Movie • 2006
Rodrigo
In Dog's Words
Movie • 2016
Cebola
If Nothing Else Works Out
Movie • 2008
Sybelle
Billi Pig
Movie • 2012
Ocílio
Stronger Than The World
Movie • 2016
Dedé Pederneiras
Jules and Dolores
Movie • 2016
Cortez
Entreturnos
Movie • 2014
Cardoso
Canastra Suja
Movie • 2016
Celso
Através da Janela
Movie • 2000
Raí's friend
Back and Forth
Movie • 2016
Seu Belmiro
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
Movie • 2017
Próspero
Bom Dia, Eternidade
Movie • 2006
Jovem Capilé
Garrincha: Lonely Star
Movie • 2003
uncredited
Vidas Partidas
Movie • 2016
Delegado Delmar
O Gorila
Movie • 2015
Marquinhos
VIPs
Movie • 2011
Eike Gomes
Girls from ABC
Movie • 2003
Alemão
High Expectations
Movie • 2017
Os Parças
Movie • 2017
Policial Militar
Tungstênio
Movie • 2018
Narrador
Intimate Strangers
Movie • 2018
Pedro
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
Movie • 2014
Escritor Livraria
Querô
Movie • 2007
Edgar
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
Movie • 2019
Zé Coveiro
Trap.com
Movie • 2011
Pitboy
Alone Man
Movie • 2016
Cássio
Life Is a Bitch
Movie • 2018
Flávio
Not by Chance
Movie • 2007
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja
Movie • 1996
Por Trás do Pano
Movie • 1999
Puck
Cano Serrado
Movie • 2018
Rico
A Última Cova
Movie • 2018
Regis
Road 47
Movie • 2014
Coronel Lourenço
Apenas 3 Meninas
Movie
Camila Jam
Movie • 2007
Locador
Mão na Cabeça
Movie • 2019
Aurora 15
Movie • 2025
Pedro
Os Corretores
Movie
Tibério
In the Ogre's Garden
Movie
Crossing the Line
TV • 2012
Delegado Jorge Medeiros
A Próxima Vítima
TV • 1995
Ted
Compro Likes
TV • 2023
Jorge
Malasartes
TV • 2017
Próspero
Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo
TV • 2017
Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
Força de um Desejo
TV • 1999
capanga
Blood Red: Under the Moonlight
TV • 2025
Martin
Chamas da Vida
TV • 2008
Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
A Terra Prometida
TV • 2016
Calebe
Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead
TV • 2023
Ed
Anderson Spider Silva
TV • 2023
Plano Alto
TV • 2014
João titino
Samson and Delilah
TV • 2011
Abbas
The Miracles of Jesus
TV • 2014
Barzilai
O Negocio
TV • 2013
Renan
Iron Island
TV • 2018
Astério
The Others
TV • 2023
Wando
A Mother's Love
TV • 2019
Dr. Matias
O Sétimo Guardião
TV • 2018
Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
Cidadão Brasileiro
TV • 2006
Américo Pereira
Volta por Cima
TV • 2024
Osmar Pereira
Desejos de Mulher
TV • 2002
Jacaré
August Street
TV • 2018
Raul
Magnifica 70
TV • 2015
Agente Chagas
These Women
TV • 2005
Lobato