Milhem Cortaz
ActingBiography
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).
Movies
(73 total)
Elite Squad
as Capitao Fabio
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Carandiru
as Peixeira (Dagger)
A Wolf at the Door
as Bernardo
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
as Escritor Livraria
Drained
as Encanador
Trap.com
as Pitboy
Federal Bank Heist
as Barão
Overhaul
as Fumaça / Smokey
Outlaw
as Seu Amoroso
Stronger Than The World
as Dedé Pederneiras
VIPs
as Eike Gomes
Alemão
as Branco
Os Parças
as Policial Militar
Lula, the Son of Brazil
as Aristides
Crô
as Riquelme
Road 47
as Coronel Lourenço
Journey to the End of the Night
as Rodrigo
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
as Próspero
Embodiment of Evil
as Padre Eugênio
TV Shows
(25 total)
A Terra Prometida
as Calebe
O Negocio
as Renan
The Miracles of Jesus
as Barzilai
Samson and Delilah
as Abbas
The Others
as Wando
A Próxima Vítima
as Ted
A Mother's Love
as Dr. Matias
Volta por Cima
as Osmar Pereira
Iron Island
as Astério
Magnifica 70
as Agente Chagas
Chamas da Vida
as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
Força de um Desejo
as capanga
August Street
as Raul
O Sétimo Guardião
as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
Desejos de Mulher
as Jacaré
These Women
as Lobato
Crossing the Line
as Delegado Jorge Medeiros