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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Mousa
Character:
Release Date:11/08/2021
First Time in Love
Character:
Release Date:13/10/2007
45 Days
Character:
Release Date:06/08/2007
Justified Betrayal
Character:Magdy
Release Date:13/12/2006
Searching For Freedom
Character:
Release Date:15/01/2005
You Are My Life
Character:Hesham
Release Date:01/12/2004
Talking About Love
Character:Ibrahim
Release Date:14/04/2004
The Storm
Character:Mahmud
Release Date:03/03/2001
Granita
Character:Hassan
Release Date:01/01/2001
The Headmaster
Character:Hussien
Release Date:26/07/2000
Attempted Murder
Character:حسن
Release Date:01/01/2000
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Release Date:13/07/1998
All Good
Character:Kamal
Release Date:10/06/1996
O Lovely Life
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Release Date:27/05/1996
Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
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Release Date:02/03/1995
Land of Dreams
Character:
Release Date:27/09/1993
Crystal
Character:Ahmed
Release Date:23/08/1993
Al Haggama
Character:سيد الكومي
Release Date:04/04/1992
El-Gabalawy
Character:Hussain
Release Date:26/08/1991
Mohamad Ali's Street
Character:Hamouda
Release Date:10/07/1991
The Pasha's daughter
Character:Amr
Release Date:22/06/1991
O, Mehalabeya
Character:
Release Date:23/03/1991
Playing with demons
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1991
Qesma W Nasib
Character:Rgaay
Release Date:02/04/1990
The servant
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Release Date:01/01/1990
The Puppeteer
Character:Bahloul
Release Date:18/12/1989
Alexandria Again and Forever
Character:Magdy
Release Date:04/12/1989
Scandal of a Lifetime
Character:عادل
Release Date:18/09/1989
Assassination of a Teacher
Character:Issam Abdel-Ghani Al-Sharqawi
Release Date:29/08/1988
Atshanh
Character:
Release Date:29/04/1987
Blood call
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1987
Ragol lehaza alzaman
Character:alaa
Release Date:07/06/1986
Ragol lehaza alzaman
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Release Date:07/06/1986
Alziyarat al akhira
Character:
Release Date:31/03/1986
Revenge
Character:
Release Date:03/03/1986
Al Awbash
Character:
Release Date:24/02/1986
Satrak Ya Rab
Character:Mohamed Kamal
Release Date:10/02/1986
El-Saflah
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1986
Sanawat Al Khatar
Character:Wael Ahmed
Release Date:16/12/1985
Fingerprints On Water
Character:Dr. Omar
Release Date:26/08/1985
Ragab EL Wahsh
Character:
Release Date:15/07/1985
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Character:Adel
Release Date:19/11/1984
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
Character:
Release Date:25/06/1984
Return of the Prodigal Son
Character:Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Release Date:24/09/1976
I Want a Solution
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Release Date:31/03/1975
Empire M
Character:Medhat
Release Date:06/11/1972
Television Appearances
Counterattack
Character:
Vanished
Character:
We Have Further Comments
Character:
Tayee
Character:
Disappearance
Character:
Between Two Worlds
Character:Nadir
Kalabsh
Character:Akram Safwan
كلمة سر
Character:آدم هارون
Temporary Name
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Animal Stories in the Qur'an
Character:
Spies War
Character:
In Amina's Hands
Character:
ظل المحارب
Character:
المصراوية
Character:فتح الله الحسيني
Critical Moments
Character:
Places in the heart
Character:Bakr
Mahmoud Al-Masri
Character:
My Soul Malak
Character:
الكومي
Character:
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
Character:شمس الدين
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
Character:شمس الدين عاشور الناجي
A Woman from the Time of Love
Character:
Garden city ladies
Character:محسن الشاذلي
Our Families
Character:وجية سيد صالح
Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany
Character:
The White Flag
Character:
Al Helmeya Nights
Character:Adel Selim El-Badry
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