
Milhem Cortaz
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).
Acting (66 movies)

Elite Squad
2007

Embodiment of Evil
2008

Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
2021

O Magnata
2007

Carandiru
2003

Plastic City
2009

Nina
2004

Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
2008

Overhaul
2023

Lula, the Son of Brazil
2010

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
2010

Federal Bank Heist
2011

Conception
2005

Amanhã Nunca Mais
2011

Fortune cookie
2022

Amores Pandêmicos
2023

Até a Noite Terminar
2022

Augustas
2012

A Wolf at the Door
2013

Atmosfera
2023

Alemão
2014

Crô
2013

Trinta
2013

Outlaw
2024

Meu Mundo em Perigo
2007

Dores de Amores
2013

Drained
2006

Boca
2010

Blue Blood
2014

Playing in the Dark
2004

The Impassive Muse
2011

Encarcerados
2019

Journey to the End of the Night
2006

In Dog's Words
2016

If Nothing Else Works Out
2008

Billi Pig
2012

Stronger Than The World
2016

Jules and Dolores
2016

Entreturnos
2014

Canastra Suja
2016

Através da Janela
2000

Back and Forth
2016

Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
2017

Bom Dia, Eternidade
2006

Garrincha: Lonely Star
2003

Vidas Partidas
2016

O Gorila
2015

VIPs
2011

Girls from ABC
2003

High Expectations
2017

Os Parças
2017

Tungstênio
2018

Intimate Strangers
2018

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

Querô
2007

Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
2019

Trap.com
2011

Alone Man
2016

Life Is a Bitch
2018

Not by Chance
2007

Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja
1996

Cano Serrado
2018

A Última Cova
2018

Road 47
2014

Camila Jam
2007

Mão na Cabeça
2019
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|