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Milhem Cortaz

Milhem Cortaz

Acting

Born: December 6, 1971São 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).

Known For
Filmography
Aurora 15

Aurora 15

Pedro

2025
Outlaw

Outlaw

Seu Amoroso

2024
Atmosfera

Atmosfera

2023
Overhaul

Overhaul

Fumaça / Smokey

2023
Amores Pandêmicos

Amores Pandêmicos

Mauro

2023
Fortune cookie

Fortune cookie

Paulo

2022
Até a Noite Terminar

Até a Noite Terminar

Tom

2022
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People

Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People

Bob Cuspe (voice)

2021
Encarcerados

Encarcerados

Narrator

2019
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral

Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral

Zé Coveiro

2019
Mão na Cabeça

Mão na Cabeça

2019
Cano Serrado

Cano Serrado

Rico

2018
Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

Pedro

2018
Tungstênio

Tungstênio

Narrador

2018
A Última Cova

A Última Cova

Regis

2018
Life Is a Bitch

Life Is a Bitch

Flávio

2018
Os Parças

Os Parças

Policial Militar

2017
High Expectations

High Expectations

2017
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte

Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte

Próspero

2017
Canastra Suja

Canastra Suja

Celso

2016
Alone Man

Alone Man

Cássio

2016
Jules and Dolores

Jules and Dolores

Cortez

2016
Back and Forth

Back and Forth

Seu Belmiro

2016
Stronger Than The World

Stronger Than The World

Dedé Pederneiras

2016
In Dog's Words

In Dog's Words

Cebola

2016
Vidas Partidas

Vidas Partidas

Delegado Delmar

2016
O Gorila

O Gorila

Marquinhos

2015
Blue Blood

Blue Blood

Inox

2014
Entreturnos

Entreturnos

Cardoso

2014
Road 47

Road 47

Coronel Lourenço

2014
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!

Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!

Escritor Livraria

2014
Alemão

Alemão

Branco

2014
Crô

Crô

Riquelme

2013
Trinta

Trinta

Tião

2013
A Wolf at the Door

A Wolf at the Door

Bernardo

2013
Dores de Amores

Dores de Amores

Ele

2013
Billi Pig

Billi Pig

Ocílio

2012
Augustas

Augustas

2012
Amanhã Nunca Mais

Amanhã Nunca Mais

Geraldo

2011
Federal Bank Heist

Federal Bank Heist

Barão

2011
Trap.com

Trap.com

Pitboy

2011
The Impassive Muse

The Impassive Muse

Adilson

2011
VIPs

VIPs

Eike Gomes

2011
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Tenente-Coronel Fábio

2010
Boca

Boca

Osmar

2010
Lula, the Son of Brazil

Lula, the Son of Brazil

Aristides

2010
Plastic City

Plastic City

Not Dead

2009
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala

Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala

Lupa Castilho

2008
If Nothing Else Works Out

If Nothing Else Works Out

Sybelle

2008
Embodiment of Evil

Embodiment of Evil

Padre Eugênio

2008
O Magnata

O Magnata

Lúcio Flávio

2007
Elite Squad

Elite Squad

Capitao Fabio

2007
Camila Jam

Camila Jam

Locador

2007
Not by Chance

Not by Chance

2007
Querô

Querô

Edgar

2007
Meu Mundo em Perigo

Meu Mundo em Perigo

Fito

2007
Drained

Drained

Encanador

2006
Journey to the End of the Night

Journey to the End of the Night

Rodrigo

2006
Bom Dia, Eternidade

Bom Dia, Eternidade

Jovem Capilé

2006
Conception

Conception

Lino

2005

De Glauber Para Jirges

Glauber

2005
Playing in the Dark

Playing in the Dark

Espião do Doi Codi

2004
Nina

Nina

Carlão

2004
Girls from ABC

Girls from ABC

Alemão

2003
Garrincha: Lonely Star

Garrincha: Lonely Star

uncredited

2003
Carandiru

Carandiru

Peixeira (Dagger)

2003
Através da Janela

Através da Janela

Raí's friend

2000

Por Trás do Pano

Puck

1999
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja

Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja

1996