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Milhem Cortaz

Acting · Born 1971-12-06 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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).

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Filmography

2026Apenas 3 Meninas
2026Por VocêJuarez
2025AuroraPedro
2025Blood Red: Under the MoonlightMartin
2024Volta por CimaOsmar Pereira
2024OutlawSeu Amoroso
2023Anderson Spider Silva
2023Teenage Kiss: The Future Is DeadEd
2023Atmosfera
2023Compro LikesJorge
2023OverhaulFumaça / Smokey
2023Amores PandêmicosMauro
2023The OthersWando
2022Fortune cookiePaulo
2022Até a Noite TerminarTom
2021Bob Spit: We Do Not Like PeopleBob Cuspe (voice)
2019A Mother's LoveDr. Matias Junqueira
2019EncarceradosNarrator
2019Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata SideralZé Coveiro
2019Mão na Cabeça
2018Iron IslandAstério
2018O Sétimo GuardiãoDelegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
2018Cano SerradoRico
2018Intimate StrangersPedro
2018TungstênioNarrador
2018A Última CovaRegis
2018Life Is a BitchFlávio
2018August StreetRaul
2017MalasartesPróspero
2017Os ParçasPolicial Militar
2017High Expectations
2017Malasartes e o Duelo com a MortePróspero
2017Aldo: Mais Forte que o MundoTreinador Dedé Pederneiras
2016Canastra SujaCelso
2016Alone ManCássio
2016Jules and DoloresCortez
2016Back and ForthSeu Belmiro
2016A Terra PrometidaCalebe
2016Stronger Than The WorldDedé Pederneiras
2016In Dog's WordsCebola
2016Vidas PartidasDelegado Delmar
2015O GorilaMarquinhos
2015Magnifica 70Agente Chagas
2014Plano AltoJoão titino
2014Blue BloodInox
2014EntreturnosCardoso
2014Road 47Coronel Lourenço
2014Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!Escritor Livraria
2014AlemãoBranco
2014The Miracles of JesusBarzilai
2013CrôRiquelme
2013TrintaTião
2013A Wolf at the DoorBernardo
2013O NegocioRenan
2013Dores de AmoresEle
2012Crossing the LineDelegado Jorge Medeiros
2012Billi PigOcílio
2012Augustas
2011Amanhã Nunca MaisGeraldo
2011Federal Bank HeistBarão
2011Trap.comPitboy
2011The Impassive MuseAdilson
2011VIPsEike Gomes
2011Samson and DelilahAbbas
2010Elite Squad: The Enemy WithinTenente-Coronel Fábio
2010BocaOsmar
2010Lula, the Son of BrazilAristides
2009Plastic CityNot Dead
2008Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num OpalaLupa Castilho
2008Embodiment of EvilPadre Eugênio
2008If Nothing Else Works OutSybelle
2008Chamas da VidaSargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
2007O MagnataLúcio Flávio
2007Elite SquadCapitão Fabio
2007Camila JamLocador
2007Not by Chance
2007QuerôEdgar
2007Meu Mundo em PerigoFito
2006DrainedEncanador
2006Journey to the End of the NightRodrigo
2006Cidadão BrasileiroAmérico Pereira
2006Bom Dia, EternidadeJovem Capilé
2005ConceptionLino
2005These WomenLobato
2005De Glauber Para JirgesGlauber
2004Playing in the DarkEspião do Doi Codi
2004NinaCarlão
2003Girls from ABCAlemão
2003Garrincha: Lonely Staruncredited
2003CarandiruPeixeira (Dagger)
2002Desejos de MulherJacaré
2000Através da JanelaRaí's friend
1999Por Trás do PanoPuck
1999Força de um Desejocapanga
1996Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja
1995The Next VictimTed
—As Aparecidas
—The BrokersTibério
—In the Ogre's Garden
—Vingança S/A

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