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Hesham Selim

Born · January 27, 1958

Died · September 22, 2022 (64 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt

Bio

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

Return of the Prodigal Son

Return of the Prodigal Son

The Headmaster

The Headmaster

Mousa

Mousa

Alexandria Again and Forever

Alexandria Again and Forever

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