Hesham Selim
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1958
- Died
- September 22, 2022 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Alexandria, Egypt
Biography
Hesham Saleh Selim (January 27, 1958 - September 22, 2022) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He graduated from the High Institute of Tourism and Hotels in Cairo and later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Hesham was the son of Saleh Selim, an Egyptian football legend and former president of Al Ahly Sporting Club. His sister-in-law was the iconic actress and singer Yousra. He began his acting career at the age of 12, playing one of Faten Hamama’s children in Empire M (1972). Four years later, he played a lead role in Youssef Chahine’s Return of the Prodigal Son (1976), which embedded in him a passion for acting for the rest of his life. Selim acted in many TV shows, among them El Helmeya Nights (1987-1995), Arabesque (1994), and The White Flag (1988). He has appeared in many known films such as Alexandria Again and Forever (1989), The Puppeteer (1989), and Land of Dreams (1993). In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, Selim became the host of the talk show Hiwar Al Qahira (Cairo Dialogue), a weekly program featuring live discussions with guests on political, social, and economic issues on Sky News Arabia in 2012. On May 5, 2020, he spoke on television about having a transgender son, in a rare public show of support for LGBT+ rights in Egypt. This segment and Selim’s acceptance of his son Nour in a country where gender issues remain taboo have won praise on social media, with many applauding Selim for his position and his decision to speak about it on Egyptian television. Hesham Selim passed away at 64 after a long battle with lung cancer. He is survived by two daughters and a son.
Known For
Filmography
اختفاء سعيد مهران
Movie
Mousa
Movie
Counterattack
TV · 30 eps
We Have Further Comments
TV · 30 eps
Tayee
TV · 30 eps
Vanished
TV · 30 eps
Disappearance
TV · 30 eps
Between Two Worlds
TV · as Nadir · 32 eps
Kalabsh
TV · as Akram Safwan · 30 eps
Password
TV · as آدم هارون · 30 eps
Temporary Name
TV · 30 eps
Animal Stories in the Qur'an
TV · 31 eps
Spies War
TV · 30 eps
In Amina's Hands
TV · 30 eps
The Warrior's Shadow
TV · 34 eps
First Time in Love
Movie
45 Days
Movie
Critical Moments
TV · 62 eps
المصراوية
TV · as فتح الله الحسيني · 34 eps
Justified Betrayal
Movie · as Magdy
Searching For Freedom
Movie
Places in the heart
TV · as Bakr · 33 eps
You Are My Life
Movie · as Hesham
Talking About Love
Movie · as Ibrahim
Mahmoud Al-Masri
TV · 33 eps
My Soul Malak
TV · 35 eps
The Storm
Movie · as Mahmud
Granita
Movie · as Hassan
الكومي
TV · 1 ep
Attempted Murder
Movie · as حسن
The Headmaster
Movie · as Hussien
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Movie
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
TV · as شمس الدين, شمس الدين عاشور الناجي · 18 eps
A Woman from the Time of Love
TV · 32 eps
Our Families
TV · as وجية سيد صالح · 18 eps
Garden City Ladies
TV · as محسن الشاذلي · 65 eps
O Lovely Life
Movie
All Good
Movie · as Kamal
Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
Movie
Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany
TV · 41 eps
Crystal
Movie · as Ahmed
Land of Dreams
Movie
Al Haggama
Movie · as سيد الكومي
The Pasha's daughter
Movie · as Amr
Mohamad Ali's Street
Movie · as Hamouda
O, Mehalabeya
Movie · as مليم / أحمد
Playing with demons
Movie
El-Gabalawy
Movie · as Hussain
Qesma W Nasib
Movie · as Rgaay
The servant
Movie · as علاء شاهين
Scandal of a Lifetime
Movie · as عادل
Alexandria Again and Forever
Movie · as Magdy
The Puppeteer
Movie · as Bahloul
Assassination of a Teacher
Movie · as Issam Abdel-Ghani Al-Sharqawi
The White Flag
TV · 16 eps
Atshanh
Movie
Blood call
Movie
ساعات الفزع
Movie
El Helmeya Nights
TV · as Adel Selim El-Badry · 167 eps
Revenge
Movie
El-Saflah
Movie
Alziyarat al akhira
Movie
Ragol lehaza alzaman
Movie · as alaa
Al Awbash
Movie
Satrak Ya Rab
Movie · as Mohamed Kamal
Can You Please?
Movie
Ragab EL Wahsh
Movie
Fingerprints On Water
Movie · as Dr. Omar
Sanawat Al Khatar
Movie · as Wael Ahmed
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
Movie
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Movie · as Adel
Return of the Prodigal Son
Movie · as Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
I Want a Solution
Movie
Empire M
Movie · as Medhat