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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).
The roles that explain the career.
40 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Apenas 3 Meninas | Film | |
| 2026 | Por Você | Juarez | TV |
| 2025 | Blood Red: Under the Moonlight | Martin | TV |
| 2025 | Aurora | Pedro | Film |
| 2024 | Volta por Cima | Osmar Pereira | TV |
| 2023 | Teenage Kiss: The Future Is Dead | Ed | TV |
| 2019 | A Mother's Love | Dr. Matias Junqueira | TV |
| 2016 | Jules and Dolores | Cortez | Film |
| 2016 | A Terra Prometida | Calebe | TV |
| 2014 | Entreturnos | Cardoso | Film |
| 2014 | The Miracles of Jesus | Barzilai | TV |
| 2013 | A Wolf at the Door | Bernardo | Film |
| 2012 | Billi Pig | Ocílio | Film |
| 2012 | Augustas | Film | |
| 2011 | Federal Bank Heist | Barão | Film |
| 2011 | Trap.com | Pitboy | Film |
| 2011 | VIPs | Eike Gomes | Film |
| 2011 | Amanhã Nunca Mais | Geraldo | Film |
| 2011 | Samson and Delilah | Abbas | TV |
| 2010 | Boca | Osmar | Film |
| 2010 | Lula, the Son of Brazil | Aristides | Film |
| 2010 | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | Tenente-Coronel Fábio | Film |
| 2009 | Plastic City | Not Dead | Film |
| 2008 | Nossa Vida Não Cabe Num Opala | Lupa Castilho | Film |
| 2008 | If Nothing Else Works Out | Sybelle | Film |
| 2008 | Embodiment of Evil | Padre Eugênio | Film |
| 2007 | Querô | Edgar | Film |
| 2007 | O Magnata | Lúcio Flávio | Film |
| 2007 | Elite Squad | Capitão Fabio | Film |
| 2007 | Camila Jam | Locador | Film |
| 2007 | Not by Chance | Film | |
| 2006 | Drained | Encanador | Film |
| 2006 | Journey to the End of the Night | Rodrigo | Film |
| 2005 | Conception | Lino | Film |
| 2004 | Nina | Carlão | Film |
| 2004 | Playing in the Dark | Espião do Doi Codi | Film |
| 2003 | Girls from ABC | Alemão | Film |
| 2003 | Garrincha: Lonely Star | uncredited | Film |
| 2003 | Carandiru | Peixeira (Dagger) | Film |
| The Brokers | Tibério | Film |
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