Milhem Cortaz
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).
Known for
2025Aurora 15
Pedro
2024Outlaw
Seu Amoroso
2023Overhaul
Fumaça / Smokey
2023Amores Pandêmicos
Mauro
2023Atmosfera
2022Fortune cookie
Paulo
2022Até a Noite Terminar
Tom
2021Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
Bob Cuspe (voice)
2019Encarcerados
Narrator
2019Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
Zé Coveiro
2019Mão na Cabeça
2018Tungstênio
Narrador
2018Intimate Strangers
Pedro
2018Life Is a Bitch
Flávio
2018Cano Serrado
Rico
2018A Última Cova
Regis
2017Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
Próspero
2017High Expectations
2017Os Parças
Policial Militar
2016In Dog's Words
Cebola
2016Stronger Than The World
Dedé Pederneiras
2016Jules and Dolores
Cortez
2016Canastra Suja
Celso
2016Back and Forth
Seu Belmiro