Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1971-12-06 (Age: 55)
Place of Birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Milhem Cortaz
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 (69)
Aurora 15
2025
Outlaw
2024
Atmosfera
2023
Overhaul
2023
Amores Pandêmicos
2023
Fortune cookie
2022
Até a Noite Terminar
2022
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
2021
Encarcerados
2019
Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral
2019
Mão na Cabeça
2019
Cano Serrado
2018
Intimate Strangers
2018
Tungstênio
2018
