Milhem Cortaz
Acting
Born December 6, 1971 · 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).
Films (69)
Aurora 15
2025
Outlaw
2024
Atmosfera
2023
Overhaul
2023
Amores Pandêmicos
2023
Fortune cookie
2022
Até a Noite Terminar
2022
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
2021
Encarcerados
2019
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
2019
Mão na Cabeça
2019
Cano Serrado
2018
Intimate Strangers
2018
Tungstênio
2018
A Última Cova
2018
Life Is a Bitch
2018
Os Parças
2017
High Expectations
2017
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
2017
Canastra Suja
2016
Alone Man
2016
Jules and Dolores
2016
Back and Forth
2016
Stronger Than The World
2016
In Dog's Words
2016
Vidas Partidas
2016
O Gorila
2015
Blue Blood
2014
Entreturnos
2014
Road 47
2014
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
2014
Alemão
2014
Crô
2013
Trinta
2013
A Wolf at the Door
2013
Dores de Amores
2013
Billi Pig
2012
Augustas
2012
Amanhã Nunca Mais
2011
Federal Bank Heist
2011
Trap.com
2011
The Impassive Muse
2011
VIPs
2011
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
2010
Boca
2010
Lula, the Son of Brazil
2010
Plastic City
2009
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
2008
Embodiment of Evil
2008
If Nothing Else Works Out
2008
O Magnata
2007
Elite Squad
2007
Camila Jam
2007
Not by Chance
2007
Querô
2007
Meu Mundo em Perigo
2007
Drained
2006
Journey to the End of the Night
2006
Bom Dia, Eternidade
2006
Conception
2005
De Glauber Para Jirges
2005
Playing in the Dark
2004
Nina
2004
Girls from ABC
2003
Garrincha: Lonely Star
2003
Carandiru
2003
Através da Janela
2000
Por Trás do Pano
1999
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja
1996