Milhem Cortaz
Known for: Acting
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
Series
O Negocio
Renan
2013
Series
A Terra Prometida
Calebe
2016
Series
Por Você
Juarez
2026
Series
Cidadão Brasileiro
Américo Pereira
2006
Series
Força de um Desejo
capanga
1999
Series
The Next Victim
Ted
1995
Series
Desejos de Mulher
Jacaré
2002
Series
Chamas da Vida
Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
2008
Series
Volta por Cima
Osmar Pereira
2024
Series
O Sétimo Guardião
Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
2018
Film
Elite Squad
Capitão Fabio
2007
Series
A Mother's Love
Dr. Matias Junqueira
2019
Series
Blood Red: Under the Moonlight
Martin
2025
Film
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Tenente-Coronel Fábio
2010
Series
Magnifica 70
Agente Chagas
2015
Series
These Women
Lobato
2005
Series
Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead
Ed
2023
Series
Samson and Delilah
Abbas
2011
Series
The Others
Wando
2023
Film
Carandiru
Peixeira (Dagger)
2003
Series
Compro Likes
Jorge
2023
Film
Overhaul
Fumaça / Smokey
2023
Series
Iron Island
Astério
2018
Film
Amanhã Nunca Mais
Geraldo
2011
Series
August Street
Raul
2018
Series
The Miracles of Jesus
Barzilai
2014
Film
High Expectations
2017
Film
Journey to the End of the Night
Rodrigo
2006
Film
Garrincha: Lonely Star
uncredited
2003
Film
Outlaw
Seu Amoroso
2024
Film
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
Lupa Castilho
2008
Series
Anderson Spider Silva
2023
Film
VIPs
Eike Gomes
2011
Film
Nina
Carlão
2004
Film
Aurora
Pedro
2025
Film
Amores Pandêmicos
Mauro
2023
Series
Malasartes
Próspero
2017
Film
Augustas
2012
The Brokers
Tibério
Film
Querô
Edgar
2007
Film
Embodiment of Evil
Padre Eugênio
2008
Film
Federal Bank Heist
Barão
2011
Film
Drained
Encanador
2006
Film
Camila Jam
Locador
2007
Film
Road 47
Coronel Lourenço
2014
Series
Aldo: Mais Forte que o Mundo
Treinador Dedé Pederneiras
2017
Series
Crossing the Line
Delegado Jorge Medeiros
2012
Film
Boca
Osmar
2010
Film
Back and Forth
Seu Belmiro
2016
Film
Plastic City
Not Dead
2009
Film
Encarcerados
Narrator
2019
Film
A Wolf at the Door
Bernardo
2013
Film
Conception
Lino
2005
Film
Blue Blood
Inox
2014
Film
Playing in the Dark
Espião do Doi Codi
2004
Film
Até a Noite Terminar
Tom
2022
Film
Girls from ABC
Alemão
2003
Film
Mão na Cabeça
2019
Film
Através da Janela
Raí's friend
2000
Film
The Impassive Muse
Adilson
2011
Film
Lula, the Son of Brazil
Aristides
2010
Film
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
Escritor Livraria
2014
Film
Jules and Dolores
Cortez
2016
Film
Stronger Than The World
Dedé Pederneiras
2016
Film
Entreturnos
Cardoso
2014
Film
Canastra Suja
Celso
2016
Apenas 3 Meninas
2026
In the Ogre's Garden
Film
Not by Chance
2007
Film
Trinta
Tião
2013
Series
Plano Alto
João titino
2014
Film
Alemão
Branco
2014
Film
Alone Man
Cássio
2016
Film
Billi Pig
Ocílio
2012
Film
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
Bob Cuspe (voice)
2021
Film
Bom Dia, Eternidade
Jovem Capilé
2006
Film
Trap.com
Pitboy
2011
Film
O Magnata
Lúcio Flávio
2007
Film
Life Is a Bitch
Flávio
2018
Vingança S/A
Film
Dores de Amores
Ele
2013
Film
A Última Cova
Regis
2018
Film
Cano Serrado
Rico
2018
Film
Tungstênio
Narrador
2018
Film
Intimate Strangers
Pedro
2018
Film
Os Parças
Policial Militar
2017
Film
In Dog's Words
Cebola
2016
Film
Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
Próspero
2017
Film
O Gorila
Marquinhos
2015
Film
Crô
Riquelme
2013
Film
Meu Mundo em Perigo
Fito
2007
As Aparecidas
Film
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
Zé Coveiro
2019
Film
If Nothing Else Works Out
Sybelle
2008
Film
Vida Bandida: Leonardo Pareja
1996
Por Trás do Pano
Puck
1999
Film
Vidas Partidas
Delegado Delmar
2016
Film
Fortune cookie
Paulo
2022
De Glauber Para Jirges
Glauber
2005
Film
Atmosfera
2023