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 · Vermelho Sangue as Martin
- 2024 · Volta por Cima as Osmar Pereira
- 2024 · Outlaw as Seu Amoroso
- 2023 · Overhaul as Fumaça / Smokey
- 2021 · Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People as Bob Cuspe (voice)
- 2019 · A Mother's Love as Dr. Matias
- 2018 · Iron Island as Astério
- 2018 · O Sétimo Guardião as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
- 2018 · Intimate Strangers as Pedro
- 2018 · A Última Cova as Regis
- 2018 · Life Is a Bitch as Flávio
- 2017 · Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte as Próspero
- 2017 · Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo as Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · Jules and Dolores as Cortez
- 2016 · A Terra Prometida as Calebe
- 2016 · Stronger Than The World as Dedé Pederneiras
- 2016 · In Dog's Words as Cebola
- 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
- 2013 · A Wolf at the Door as Bernardo
- 2013 · O Negocio as Renan
- 2012 · Billi Pig as Ocílio
- 2011 · Amanhã Nunca Mais as Geraldo
- 2011 · Trap.com as Pitboy
- 2010 · Elite Squad: The Enemy Within as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
- 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 · Chamas da Vida as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
- 2007 · Elite Squad as Capitao Fabio
- 2007 · Camila Jam as Locador
- 2007 · Not by Chance as
- 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 · Cidadão Brasileiro as Américo Pereira
- 2005 · Conception as Lino
- 2005 · These Women as Lobato
- 2005 · De Glauber Para Jirges as Glauber
- 2003 · Carandiru as Peixeira (Dagger)
- 2002 · Desejos de Mulher as Jacaré
- 1999 · Por Trás do Pano as Puck
- 1999 · The Power of Desire as capanga
- Future · Os Corretores as Tibério
- 2025 · Aurora 15 as Pedro
- 2023 · Anderson "The Spider" Silva as
- 2023 · Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead as Ed
- 2023 · Atmosfera as
- 2023 · Compro Likes as Jorge
- 2023 · Amores Pandêmicos as Mauro
- 2023 · The Others as Wando
- 2022 · Fortune cookie as Paulo
- 2022 · Até a Noite Terminar as Tom
- 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 · Tungstênio as Narrador
- 2018 · August Street as Raul
- 2017 · Malasartes as Próspero
- 2017 · Os Parças as Policial Militar
- 2017 · High Expectations as
- 2016 · Canastra Suja as Celso
- 2016 · Alone Man as Cássio
- 2016 · Back and Forth as Seu Belmiro
- 2016 · Vidas Partidas as Delegado Delmar
- 2015 · O Gorila as Marquinhos
- 2014 · Blue Blood as Inox
- 2014 · Entreturnos as Cardoso
- 2014 · Alemão as Branco
- 2014 · The Miracles of Jesus as Barzilai
- 2013 · Crô as Riquelme
- 2013 · Trinta as Tião
- 2013 · Dores de Amores as Ele
- 2012 · Crossing the Line as Delegado Jorge Medeiros
- 2012 · Augustas as
- 2011 · Federal Bank Heist as Barão
- 2011 · The Impassive Muse as Adilson
- 2011 · VIPs as Eike Gomes
- 2011 · Samson and Delilah as Abbas
- 2008 · Embodiment of Evil as Padre Eugênio
- 2008 · If Nothing Else Works Out as Sybelle
- 2007 · O Magnata as Lúcio Flávio
- 2006 · Bom Dia, Eternidade as Jovem Capilé
- 2004 · Playing in the Dark as Espião do Doi Codi
- 2004 · Nina as Carlão
- 2003 · Girls from ABC as Alemão
- 2003 · Garrincha: Lonely Star as uncredited
- 2000 · Através da Janela as Raí's friend
- 1996 · Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja as
- 1995 · A Próxima Vítima as Ted
- Future · Apenas 3 Meninas as
- Future · As Aparecidas as