
Actor
Milhem Cortaz
Born 1971 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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

Elite Squad
Capitão Fabio · 2007

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Tenente-Coronel Fábio · 2010

Carandiru
Peixeira (Dagger) · 2003

A Terra Prometida
Calebe · 2016

O Negocio
Renan · 2013

A Wolf at the Door
Bernardo · 2013

The Miracles of Jesus
Barzilai · 2014

Drained
Encanador · 2006

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

Overhaul
Fumaça / Smokey · 2023

Federal Bank Heist
Barão · 2011

Stronger Than The World
Dedé Pederneiras · 2016

VIPs
Eike Gomes · 2011

Outlaw
Seu Amoroso · 2024

Alemão
Branco · 2014

Os Parças
Policial Militar · 2017

A Próxima Vítima
Ted · 1995

Malasartes e o Duelo com a Morte
Próspero · 2017

The Others
Wando · 2023

Amores Pandêmicos
Mauro · 2023

Road 47
Coronel Lourenço · 2014

Trap.com
Pitboy · 2011

Samson and Delilah
Abbas · 2011

Lula, the Son of Brazil
Aristides · 2010