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).

Filmography

• Elite Squad as Capitao Fabio
• Carandiru as Peixeira (Dagger)
• Elite Squad: The Enemy Within as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
• A Wolf at the Door as Bernardo
• Embodiment of Evil as Padre Eugênio
• Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People as Bob Cuspe (voice)
• O Magnata as Lúcio Flávio
• Plastic City as Not Dead
• Nina as Carlão
• Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala as Lupa Castilho

TV

• A Terra Prometida as Calebe
• O Negocio as Renan
• Crossing the Line as Delegado Jorge Medeiros
• A Próxima Vítima as Ted
• Compro Likes as Jorge
• Malasartes as Próspero
• Força de um Desejo as capanga
• Blood Red: Under the Moonlight as Martin
• Chamas da Vida as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
• Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead as Ed