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Hesham Selim

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Hesham Selim

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 27, 1958 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2021Mousa
2021Counterattack
2018We Have Further Comments
2018Tayee
2018Vanished
2018Disappearance
2017Between Two WorldsNadir
2017KalabshAkram Safwan
2016Passwordآدم هارون
2013Temporary Name
2011Animal Stories in the Qur'an
2009Spies War
2008In Amina's Hands
2008ظل المحارب
2007First Time in Love
200745 Days
2007Critical Moments
2007المصراويةفتح الله الحسيني
2006Justified BetrayalMagdy
2005Searching For Freedom
2005Places in the heartBakr
2004You Are My LifeHesham
2004Talking About LoveIbrahim
2004Mahmoud Al-Masri
2003My Soul Malak
2001The StormMahmud
2001GranitaHassan
2001الكومي
2000Attempted Murderحسن
2000The HeadmasterHussien
1998Gamal Abdel Nasser
1998Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeeshشمس الدين
1998Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeeshشمس الدين عاشور الناجي
1998A Woman from the Time of Love
1997Our Familiesوجية سيد صالح
1997Garden city ladiesمحسن الشاذلي
1996O Lovely Life
1996All GoodKamal
1995Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
1994Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany
1993CrystalAhmed
1993Land of Dreams
1992Al Haggamaسيد الكومي
1991The Pasha's daughterAmr
1991Mohamad Ali's StreetHamouda
1991O, Mehalabeya
1991Playing with demons
1991El-GabalawyHussain
1990Qesma W NasibRgaay
1990The servant
1989Scandal of a Lifetimeعادل
1989Alexandria Again and ForeverMagdy
1989The PuppeteerBahloul
1988Assassination of a TeacherIssam Abdel-Ghani Al-Sharqawi
1988The White Flag
1987Atshanh
1987Blood call
1987Al Helmeya NightsAdel Selim El-Badry
1986Revenge
1986Alziyarat al akhira
1986El-Saflah
1986Ragol lehaza alzamanalaa
1986Al Awbash
1986Satrak Ya RabMohamed Kamal
1986Ragol lehaza alzaman
1985Ragab EL Wahsh
1985Fingerprints On WaterDr. Omar
1985Sanawat Al KhatarWael Ahmed
1984Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
1984Don't Ask Me Who I AmAdel
1976Return of the Prodigal SonIbrahim Tolba Madbouly
1975I Want a Solution
1972Empire MMedhat
-اختفاء سعيد مهران