Name	Manuel Cortez
Height
Naionality	German-Portuguese
Date of Birth	24-May-1979
Place of Birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Famous for	Acting

Manuel Cortez is a German-Portuguese actor and amateur photographer. At the age of ten, he visited the children's drama school in Lisbon. Shortly after, he graduated from an acting and vocal training school. He also trained as a hairdresser and make-up artist. He has worked in films including Die Nacht der lebenden Loser, Highway Speeder, and Fucking Fish. One of his bigger roles was that of Rokko Kowalski in the Sat.1 program Verliebt in Berlin. From 2011 to April 2012, he was seen in Anna und die Liebe as the male lead, Luca Benzoni. As of May 2012, Manuel Cortez lives in Berlin. In the second season of X Factor in Germany, Cortez acted as art director.