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).
Acting
Movie
Elite Squad
as Capitão Fabio
2007
Movie
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
2010
Movie
Carandiru
as Peixeira (Dagger)
2003
TV
A Terra Prometida
as Calebe
2016
Movie
A Wolf at the Door
as Bernardo
2013
Movie
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
as Escritor Livraria
2014
TV
O Negocio
as Renan
2013
Movie
Drained
as Encanador
2006
TV
The Miracles of Jesus
as Barzilai
2014
Movie
Trap.com
as Pitboy
2011
Movie
Federal Bank Heist
as Barão
2011
Movie
Overhaul
as Fumaça / Smokey
2023
Movie
Stronger Than The World
as Dedé Pederneiras
2016
Movie
Outlaw
as Seu Amoroso
2024
Movie
VIPs
as Eike Gomes
2011
Movie
Os Parças
as Policial Militar
2017
Movie
Alemão
as Branco
2014
Movie
Lula, the Son of Brazil
as Aristides
2010
Movie
Crô
as Riquelme
2013
Movie
Road 47
as Coronel Lourenço
2014
Movie
Journey to the End of the Night
as Rodrigo
2006
Movie
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
as Próspero
2017
Movie
Embodiment of Evil
as Padre Eugênio
2008
Movie
Jules and Dolores
as Cortez
2016