Milhem Cortaz
Known For
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).
Most Known For
A Terra Prometida
as Calebe
The Power of Desire
as capanga
O Negocio
as Renan
Volta por Cima
as Osmar Pereira
O Sétimo Guardião
as Delegado Joubert Machado "Machado"
A Próxima Vítima
as Ted
Nina
as Carlão
Desejos de Mulher
as Jacaré
Elite Squad
as Capitao Fabio
Cidadão Brasileiro
as Américo Pereira
A Mother's Love
as Dr. Matias
Querô
as Edgar
High Expectations
Carandiru
as Peixeira (Dagger)
Blood Red: Under the Moonlight
as Martin
Chamas da Vida
as Sargento Carlos José Lima / Cazé
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
as Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Alone Man
as Cássio
Encarcerados
as Narrator
The Others
as Wando