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Milhem Cortaz

Actor • Born 1971

Milhem Cortaz

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About

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

The Next Victim posterThe Next VictimSeries • 1995Força de um Desejo posterForça de um DesejoSeries • 1999Desejos de Mulher posterDesejos de MulherSeries • 2002Volta por Cima posterVolta por CimaSeries • 2024A Terra Prometida posterA Terra PrometidaSeries • 2016Chamas da Vida posterChamas da VidaSeries • 2008O Sétimo Guardião posterO Sétimo GuardiãoSeries • 2018Cidadão Brasileiro posterCidadão BrasileiroSeries • 2006A Mother's Love posterA Mother's LoveSeries • 2019O Negocio posterO NegocioSeries • 2013Magnifica 70 posterMagnifica 70Series • 2015These Women posterThese WomenSeries • 2005Elite Squad posterElite SquadMovie • 2007Por Você posterPor VocêSeries • 2026Elite Squad: The Enemy Within posterElite Squad: The Enemy WithinMovie • 2010The Others posterThe OthersSeries • 2023Anderson Spider Silva posterAnderson Spider SilvaSeries • 2023The Miracles of Jesus posterThe Miracles of JesusSeries • 2014Overhaul posterOverhaulMovie • 2023Samson and Delilah posterSamson and DelilahSeries • 2011Carandiru posterCarandiruMovie • 2003Outlaw posterOutlawMovie • 2024Road 47 posterRoad 47Movie • 2014Journey to the End of the Night posterJourney to the End of the NightMovie • 2006