Milhem Cortaz
Acting·December 6, 1971 — 54 years old·São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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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—As Aparecidas—The BrokersTibério—In the Ogre's Garden—Vingança S/A2026Apenas 3 Meninas2026Por VocêTVJuarez2025AuroraPedro2025Blood Red: Under the MoonlightTVMartin2024Volta por CimaTVOsmar Pereira2024OutlawSeu Amoroso2023Anderson Spider SilvaTV2023Teenage Kiss: The Future Is DeadTVEd2023Atmosfera2023Compro LikesTVJorge2023OverhaulFumaça / Smokey2023Amores PandêmicosMauro2023The OthersTVWando2022Fortune cookiePaulo2022Até a Noite TerminarTom2021Bob Spit: We Do Not Like PeopleBob Cuspe (voice)2019A Mother's LoveTVDr. Matias Junqueira2019EncarceradosNarrator2019Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata SideralZé Coveiro2019Mão na Cabeça2018Iron IslandTVAstério2018O Sétimo GuardiãoTVDelegado Joubert Machado "Machado"2018Cano SerradoRico2018Intimate StrangersPedro2018TungstênioNarrador2018A Última CovaRegis2018Life Is a BitchFlávio2018August StreetTVRaul2017MalasartesTVPróspero2017Os ParçasPolicial Militar2017High Expectations2017Malasartes e o Duelo com a MortePróspero2017Aldo: Mais Forte que o MundoTVTreinador Dedé Pederneiras2016Canastra SujaCelso2016Alone ManCássio2016Jules and DoloresCortez2016Back and ForthSeu Belmiro2016A Terra PrometidaTVCalebe2016Stronger Than The WorldDedé Pederneiras2016In Dog's WordsCebola2016Vidas PartidasDelegado Delmar2015O GorilaMarquinhos2015Magnifica 70TVAgente Chagas2014Plano AltoTVJoão titino2014Blue BloodInox2014EntreturnosCardoso2014Road 47Coronel Lourenço2014Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!Escritor Livraria2014AlemãoBranco2014The Miracles of JesusTVBarzilai2013CrôRiquelme2013TrintaTião2013A Wolf at the DoorBernardo2013O NegocioTVRenan2013Dores de AmoresEle2012Crossing the LineTVDelegado Jorge Medeiros2012Billi PigOcílio2012Augustas2011Amanhã Nunca MaisGeraldo2011Federal Bank HeistBarão2011Trap.comPitboy2011The Impassive MuseAdilson2011VIPsEike Gomes2011Samson and DelilahTVAbbas2010Elite Squad: The Enemy WithinTenente-Coronel Fábio2010BocaOsmar2010Lula, the Son of BrazilAristides2009Plastic CityNot Dead2008Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num OpalaLupa Castilho2008Embodiment of EvilPadre Eugênio2008If Nothing Else Works OutSybelle2008Chamas da VidaTVSargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé2007O MagnataLúcio Flávio2007Elite SquadCapitão Fabio2007Camila JamLocador2007Not by Chance2007QuerôEdgar2007Meu Mundo em PerigoFito2006DrainedEncanador2006Journey to the End of the NightRodrigo2006Cidadão BrasileiroTVAmérico Pereira2006Bom Dia, EternidadeJovem Capilé2005ConceptionLino2005These WomenTVLobato2005De Glauber Para JirgesGlauber2004Playing in the DarkEspião do Doi Codi2004NinaCarlão2003Girls from ABCAlemão2003Garrincha: Lonely Staruncredited2003CarandiruPeixeira (Dagger)2002Desejos de MulherTVJacaré2000Através da JanelaRaí's friend1999Por Trás do PanoPuck1999Força de um DesejoTVcapanga1996Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja1995The Next VictimTVTed