Milhem Cortaz
Born: 1971-12-06 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Known For: Acting
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
2026
- Por Você as Juarez
2025
- Blood Red: Under the Moonlight as Martin
- Aurora 15 as Pedro
2024
- Volta por Cima as Osmar Pereira
- Outlaw as Seu Amoroso
2023
- The Others as Wando
- Compro Likes as Jorge
- Overhaul as Fumaça / Smokey
- Anderson Spider Silva
- Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead as Ed
- Amores Pandêmicos as Mauro
- Atmosfera
2022
- Até a Noite Terminar as Tom
- Fortune cookie as Paulo
2021
- Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People as Bob Cuspe (voice)
2019
- A Mother's Love as Dr. Matias Junqueira
- Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral as Zé Coveiro
- Mão na Cabeça
- Encarcerados as Narrator
2018
- O Sétimo Guardião as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
- Iron Island as Astério
- August Street as Raul
- Cano Serrado as Rico
- Tungstênio as Narrador
- Life Is a Bitch as Flávio
- Intimate Strangers as Pedro
- A Última Cova as Regis
2017
- Malasartes as Próspero
- Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo as Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
- Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte as Próspero
- Os Parças as Policial Militar
- High Expectations
2016
- A Terra Prometida as Calebe
- Canastra Suja as Celso
- Jules and Dolores as Cortez
- Stronger Than The World as Dedé Pederneiras
- Alone Man as Cássio
- Vidas Partidas as Delegado Delmar
- Back and Forth as Seu Belmiro
- In Dog's Words as Cebola
2015
- Magnifica 70 as Agente Chagas
- O Gorila as Marquinhos
2014
- The Miracles of Jesus as Barzilai
- Entreturnos as Cardoso
- Plano Alto as João titino
- Road 47 as Coronel Lourenço
- Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going! as Escritor Livraria
- Alemão as Branco
- Blue Blood as Inox
2013
- O Negocio as Renan
- A Wolf at the Door as Bernardo
- Trinta as Tião
- Crô as Riquelme
- Dores de Amores as Ele
2012
- Crossing the Line as Delegado Jorge Medeiros
- Billi Pig as Ocílio
- Augustas
2011
- Samson and Delilah as Abbas
- VIPs as Eike Gomes
- Federal Bank Heist as Barão
- Trap.com as Pitboy
- Amanhã Nunca Mais as Geraldo
- The Impassive Muse as Adilson
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
- Chamas da Vida as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
- Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala as Lupa Castilho
- Embodiment of Evil as Padre Eugênio
- If Nothing Else Works Out as Sybelle
2007
- Elite Squad as Capitão Fabio
- Querô as Edgar
- Camila Jam as Locador
- O Magnata as Lúcio Flávio
- Not by Chance
- Meu Mundo em Perigo as Fito
2006
- Cidadão Brasileiro as Américo Pereira
- Journey to the End of the Night as Rodrigo
- Drained as Encanador
- Bom Dia, Eternidade as Jovem Capilé
2005
- These Women as Lobato
- Conception as Lino
- De Glauber Para Jirges as Glauber
2004
- Nina as Carlão
- Playing in the Dark as Espião do Doi Codi
2003
- Carandiru as Peixeira (Dagger)
- Girls from ABC as Alemão
- Garrincha: Lonely Star as uncredited
2002
- Desejos de Mulher as Jacaré
2000
- Através da Janela as Raí's friend
1999
- Força de um Desejo as capanga
- Por Trás do Pano as Puck
1995
- A Próxima Vítima as Ted