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).
100 acting credits
Acting · 100
A Terra Prometida
2016
Desejos de Mulher
2002
Volta por Cima
2024
Força de um Desejo
1999
Cidadão Brasileiro
2006
A Próxima Vítima
1995
A Mother's Love
2019
O Negocio
2013
O Sétimo Guardião
2018
Elite Squad
2007
Chamas da Vida
2008
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
2010
These Women
2005
The Others
2023
Samson and Delilah
2011
Magnifica 70
2015
Iron Island
2018
Anderson Spider Silva
2023
Outlaw
2024
The Miracles of Jesus
2014
Carandiru
2003
Compro Likes
2023
Blood Red: Under the Moonlight
2025
Overhaul
2023
August Street
2018
Crossing the Line
2012
Plano Alto
2014
Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead
2023
Nina
2004
Journey to the End of the Night
2006
Malasartes
2017
Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo
2017
Querô
2007
Conception
2005
Canastra Suja
2016
Plastic City
2009
Stronger Than The World
2016
Federal Bank Heist
2011
Road 47
2014
Lula, the Son of Brazil
2010
Por Você
2026
Alemão
2014
A Wolf at the Door
2013
VIPs
2011
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
2021
Cano Serrado
2018
Tungstênio
2018
Girls from ABC
2003
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
2014
Entreturnos
2014
Life Is a Bitch
2018
Crô
2013
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
2017
Billi Pig
2012
Trinta
2013
If Nothing Else Works Out
2008
Drained
2006
Boca
2010
In the Ogre's Garden
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Trap.com
2011
Os Parças
2017
O Gorila
2015
O Magnata
2007
Vidas Partidas
2016
Camila Jam
2007
In Dog's Words
2016
Intimate Strangers
2018
Back and Forth
2016
Alone Man
2016
Not by Chance
2007
The Impassive Muse
2011
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
2008
Embodiment of Evil
2008
Blue Blood
2014
Amanhã Nunca Mais
2011
Augustas
2012
Atmosfera
2023
Dores de Amores
2013
Bom Dia, Eternidade
2006
Fortune cookie
2022
As Aparecidas
—
Playing in the Dark
2004
Amores Pandêmicos
2023
Jules and Dolores
2016
Meu Mundo em Perigo
2007
The Brokers
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Por Trás do Pano
1999
Garrincha: Lonely Star
2003
De Glauber Para Jirges
2005
Aurora 15
2025
Até a Noite Terminar
2022
A Última Cova
2018
Encarcerados
2019
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
2019
High Expectations
2017
Através da Janela
2000
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja
1996
Apenas 3 Meninas
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Vingança S/A
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Mão na Cabeça
2019