Milhem Cortaz
Actor
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).
Filmography
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
as Tenente-Coronel Fábio 2010
Carandiru
as Peixeira (Dagger) 2003
A Wolf at the Door
as Bernardo 2013
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
as Escritor Livraria 2014
Drained
as Encanador 2006
Trap.com
as Pitboy 2011
Federal Bank Heist
as Barão 2011
Overhaul
as Fumaça / Smokey 2023
Stronger Than The World
as Dedé Pederneiras 2016
Outlaw
as Seu Amoroso 2024
VIPs
as Eike Gomes 2011
Os Parças
as Policial Militar 2017
Alemão
as Branco 2014
Lula, the Son of Brazil
as Aristides 2010
Crô
as Riquelme 2013
Road 47
as Coronel Lourenço 2014