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Milhem Cortaz | |
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![]() Cortaz in 2009 | |
Born | Milhem Avance Cortas 6 December 1971 São Paulo, Brazil |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse | Ziza Brisola (m. 1999) |
Children | 1 |
Milhem Cortaz (born 6 December 1971) is a Brazilian actor.
Cortaz' first role came on the 2000 film Mater Dei , written by Diogo Mainardi , where he portrayed a security guard. On 2002, he premiered on the television with a minor character on Rede Globo's unsuccessful telenovela Desejos de Mulher . On the following year, he started gaining some notoriety after starring on the critically acclaimed Héctor Babenco film Carandiru , about the massacre on the prison of the same name.
On 2005, Cortaz starred on Rede Record's telenovela Essas Mulheres and acted on the controversial independent film A Concepção, in which he appears fully naked a considerable number of times. On the following year, he acted on Record's successful telenovela Cidadão Brasileiro and on the American-Brazilian film Journey to the End of the Night .
It was not until José Padilha's 2007 film Elite Squad , in which he portrays a corrupt police officer, that he gained notoriety of the major public. In 2009 he starred as Cazé on Record's Chamas da Vida and played the deceased father of former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Fábio Barreto's Lula, Son of Brazil .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | A Próxima Vítima | Duda Maluco's henchman | Episode: "22 March" |
1998 | Torre de Babel | Prisoner | Episode: "26 October" |
1999 | Chiquinha Gonzaga | Soldier | Episode: "12 January" |
2000 | Sandy & Junior | Lieutenant William | Episode: "Independência é Arte" |
2001 | Pícara Sonhadora | Cláudio | Episodes: "10–25 October" |
2002 | Desejos de Mulher | Xavier | Episode: "23 May" |
2003 | Carga Pesada | Mauro | Episode: "Companheiros" |
2004 | Da Cor do Pecado | Burglar | Episode: "13 March" |
A Diarista | Oswaldo | Episode: "Aquele do Supermercado" | |
A Grande Família | Mechanic | Episode: "Niterói 40 graus" | |
2005 | A Escrava Isaura | Manuel da Mota Coqueiro | Episodes: "9–11 February" |
Essas Mulheres | Lobato | ||
2006 | Cidadão Brasileiro | Américo Pereira | |
2007 | Vidas Opostas | Sextavado | |
Bicho do Mato | Inspector Paulo Mattos | ||
2008–2009 | Chamas da Vida | Sargeant Carlos José Lima "Cazé" | |
2009–2010 | Poder Paralelo | Clóvis Fernandes | |
2011 | Autor por Autor | Various characters [1] | Episode: "João Ubaldo Ribeiro" |
Sansão e Dalila | Abbas | ||
2012 | Fora de Controle | Jorge Medeiros | |
2013 | Mistérios Discovery | Presenter | |
O Negócio | Renan | Episode: "Visão" | |
2014 | Milagres de Jesus | Barzilai | Episode: "O Leproso de Genesaré" |
Plano Alto | João Titino | ||
2015 | Magnifica 70 | Major Chagas | Episode: "O Lançamento" |
2015–2016 | Os Dez Mandamentos | Bomani, Caleb | |
2016 | Conselho Tutelar | Jair Lemes | |
2016–2017 | A Terra Prometida | Caleb | |
2018 | Rua Augusta | Raul | |
Ilha de Ferro | Astério | ||
2018–2019 | O Sétimo Guardião | Delegate Joubert Machado | |
2019–2021 | Amor de Mãe | Dr. Matias Junqueira [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |
2023 | The Others | Wando | |
Compro Likes | Jorge Lopes "Sargento Ternurinha" | ||
B.A: O Futuro Está Morto | Edson "Edd" | ||
Anderson Spider Silva | Santiago | ||
2024–2025 | Volta por Cima | Osmarino "Osmar" Souza [7] [8] | |
2025 | Vermelho Sangue | TBA [9] |