Acting
Milhem Cortaz
PT, JA, EN cinema · 74 credits
Born
6 December 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
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).
Known for
Filmography
Os Corretores
The Brokers
as Tibério
Aurora
as Pedro
Outlaw
as Seu Amoroso
Overhaul
as Fumaça / Smokey
Amores Pandêmicos
as Mauro
Fortune cookie
as Paulo
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
as Bob Cuspe (voice)
Encarcerados
as Narrator
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
as Zé Coveiro
Tungstênio
as Narrador
Intimate Strangers
as Pedro
Life Is a Bitch
as Flávio
Cano Serrado
as Rico
The Last Grave
as Regis
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
as Próspero
Os Parças
as Policial Militar
In Dog's Words
as Cebola
Stronger Than The World
as Dedé Pederneiras
Jules and Dolores
as Cortez
Canastra Suja
as Celso
Back and Forth
as Seu Belmiro
Vidas Partidas
as Delegado Delmar
Alone Man
as Cássio
O Gorila
as Marquinhos
Alemão
as Branco
Blue Blood
as Inox
Entreturnos
as Cardoso
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
as Escritor Livraria
Road 47
as Coronel Lourenço
A Wolf at the Door
as Bernardo
Crô
as Riquelme
Trinta
as Tião
Augustas
Actor
Billi Pig
as Ocílio
Federal Bank Heist
as Barão
Amanhã Nunca Mais
as Geraldo
The Impassive Muse
as Adilson
VIPs
as Eike Gomes
Trap.com
as Pitboy
Lula, the Son of Brazil
as Aristides
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Boca
as Osmar
Plastic City
as Not Dead
Embodiment of Evil
as Padre Eugênio
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
as Lupa Castilho
If Nothing Else Works Out
as Sybelle
Elite Squad
as Capitão Fabio
O Magnata
as Lúcio Flávio
Querô
as Edgar
Camila Jam
as Locador
Drained
as Encanador
Bom Dia, Eternidade
as Jovem Capilé
Conception
as Lino
Nina
as Carlão
Playing in the Dark
as Espião do Doi Codi
Carandiru
as Peixeira (Dagger)
Garrincha: Lonely Star
as uncredited
Girls from ABC
as Alemão
Através da Janela
as Raí's friend
