Hesham Selim
Born
January 27, 1958
Died
September 22, 2022 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
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
Mousa
2021
Counterattack
(30 episodes)
2021
Vanished
(30 episodes)
2018
We Have Further Comments
(30 episodes)
2018
Tayee
(30 episodes)
2018
Disappearance
(30 episodes)
2018
Between Two Worlds
Nadir · (32 episodes)
2017
Kalabsh
Akram Safwan · (30 episodes)
2017
كلمة سر
آدم هارون · (1 episode)
2016
Temporary Name
(30 episodes)
2013
Animal Stories in the Qur'an
(30 episodes)
2011
Spies War
(30 episodes)
2009
In Amina's Hands
(30 episodes)
2008
ظل المحارب
(1 episode)
2008
45 Days
2007
المصراوية
فتح الله الحسيني · (34 episodes)
2007
Critical Moments
(62 episodes)
2007
First Time in Love
2007
Justified Betrayal
Magdy
2006
Palces in the heart
Bakr · (33 episodes)
2005
Searching For Freedom
2005
You Are My Life
Hesham
2004
Mahmoud Al-Masri
(33 episodes)
2004
Talking About Love
Ibrahim
2004
My Soul Malak
(35 episodes)
2003
الكومي
(1 episode)
2001
The Storm
Mahmud
2001
Granita
Hassan
2001
The Headmaster
Hussien
2000
Attempted Murder
حسن
2000
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
شمس الدين · (18 episodes)
1998
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
شمس الدين عاشور الناجي · (14 episodes)
1998
A Woman from the Time of Love
(32 episodes)
1998
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1998
Garden city ladies
محسن الشاذلي · (65 episodes)
1997
Our Families
وجية سيد صالح · (18 episodes)
1997
All Good
Kamal
1996
O Lovely Life
1996
Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
1995
Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany
(41 episodes)
1994
Land of Dreams
1993
Crystal
Ahmed
1993
Al Haggama
سيد الكومي
1992
The Lady from Cairo
1992
El-Gabalawy
Hussain
1991
Mohamad Ali's Street
Hamouda
1991
The Pasha's daughter
Amr
1991
O, Mehalabeya
1991
Playing with demons
1991
Qesma W Nasib
Rgaay
1990
The servant
1990
The Puppeteer
Bahloul
1989
Alexandria Again and Forever
Magdy
1989
Scandal of a Lifetime
عادل
1989
Assassination of a Teacher
Issam Abdel-Ghani Al-Sharqawi
1988
The White Flag
(16 episodes)
1988
Al Helmeya Nights
Adel Selim El-Badry · (167 episodes)
1987
Atshanh
1987
Blood call
1987
Ragol lehaza alzaman
alaa
1986
Ragol lehaza alzaman
1986
Alziyarat al akhira
1986
الإنتقام
1986
Al Awbash
1986
Satrak Ya Rab
Mohamed Kamal
1986
El-Saflah
1986
اختفاء سعيد مهران
Sanawat Al Khatar
Wael Ahmed
1985
Fingerprints On Water
Dr. Omar
1985
Ragab EL Wahsh
1985
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Adel
1984
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
1984
Return of the Prodigal Son
Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
1976
I Want a Solution
1975
Empire M
Medhat
1972