Hesham Selim

Known for ActingBorn 1958-01-27Died 2022-09-22Alexandria, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

All Good

Scandal of a Lifetime

A Woman from the Time of Love

Qesma W Nasib

The servant

The Puppeteer

Satrak Ya Rab

Sanawat Al Khatar

Critical Moments

Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh

Layali El-Helmeya

Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany

Assassination of a Teacher

Fingerprints On Water

The Headmaster

Counterattack

I Want a Solution

Mousa

O Lovely Life

Mohamad Ali's Street

El-Gabalawy

Land of Dreams

You Are My Life

The Storm

Don't Ask Me Who I Am

Ragol lehaza alzaman

Talking About Love

We Have Further Comments

Tayee

Return of the Prodigal Son

Temporary Name

Empire M

Justified Betrayal

Attempted Murder

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Kalabsh

Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia

The Pasha's daughter

45 Days

Alexandria Again and Forever

Searching For Freedom

First Time in Love

O, Mehalabeya

Vanished

Disappearance

Between Two Worlds

Password

Animal Stories in the Qur'an