Milhem Cortaz
Acting
Born: 1971-12-06 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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).
Known For
Força de um Desejo
capanga
O Negocio
Renan
The Next Victim
Ted
A Terra Prometida
Calebe
Desejos de Mulher
Jacaré
Blood Red: Under the Moonlight
Martin
Chamas da Vida
Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
Por Você
Juarez Lamarca
Volta por Cima
Osmar Pereira
Elite Squad
Capitão Fabio
A Mother's Love
Dr. Matias Junqueira
Cidadão Brasileiro
Américo Pereira
O Sétimo Guardião
Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
Emergency 53
Capitão Souza
High Expectations
These Women
Lobato
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Samson and Delilah
Abbas
Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead
Ed
Magnifica 70
Agente Chagas
August Street
Raul
The Others
Wando
The Miracles of Jesus
Barzilai
Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala
Lupa Castilho
Overhaul
Fumaça / Smokey
Iron Island
Astério
Através da Janela
Raí's friend
Carandiru
Peixeira (Dagger)
Playing in the Dark
Espião do Doi Codi
Camila Jam
Locador
Compro Likes
Jorge
Crossing the Line
Delegado Jorge Medeiros
Outlaw
Seu Amoroso
Nina
Carlão
Journey to the End of the Night
Rodrigo
VIPs
Eike Gomes
Amanhã Nunca Mais
Geraldo
Anderson Spider Silva
Garrincha: Lonely Star
uncredited
Road 47
Coronel Lourenço