Hesham Selim
Date of birth: 1958-01-27
Place of birth: Alexandria, Egypt
Known for: Acting
Also known as: هشام سليم, Hisham Selim, Хишам Селим
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.
Movie Credits
First Time in Love
2007-01-01
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Revenge
1986-03-03
Saadia abandons Salah and marries his rich brother, Gaber. When Saadia loses her child, the police f
El-Saflah
1986-01-01
The film revolves around social paradoxes in terms of betrayal, greed and the pursuit of power, whic
Alziyarat al akhira
1986-03-31
The mother fails to convince her son to marry his wealthy cousin, Ihsan. He falls in love with the p
The Pasha's daughter
1991-06-22
The government nationalizes Ibrahim's property and places him under house arrest, and Umm Al-Saad ta
Atshanh
1987-04-29
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1998-07-13
The biography of the iconic leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, from his birth to igniting the revolution to
45 Days
2007-08-06
Admitted to a psychiatric hospital after being accused of murdering his parents, a young man makes a
Ragol lehaza alzaman
1986-06-07
Debes, who works in a large gang in a drug case, is arrested and threatens to reveal the secrets of
Mousa
2021-08-11
An engineering college student invents the first of its kind robot in the Middle East, in an attempt
Scandal of a Lifetime
1989-09-18
In one evening, after Dr. Shaheen finishes his work at the hospital, he receives a phone call for a
Qesma W Nasib
1990-04-02
A university girl wants to get married, but she fails both times she gets engaged for various reason
Al Awbash
1986-02-24
Six human wolves cut off a husband and wife on their wedding night, killing the husband and raping t
اختفاء سعيد مهران
You Are My Life
2004-12-01
Youssef, a successful architect is married to a beautiful woman, Hend, with a child. His life was st
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
1984-06-25
A man has two sons from two different ladies at the same day,he writes them both to his wife as twin
Justified Betrayal
2006-12-13
In this intriguing and entertaining thriller, Khalid Youssef tells the story of a young, rich man (H
The Storm
2001-03-03
Ever wonder what it was like to be in the middle east during the Gulf War of the early 90s? Sure, ma
Crystal
1993-08-23
After being severely injured, Nada the show star looks for a new replacement to be the heroine of th
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976-09-24
Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disil
Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
1995-03-02
Talaat, the son of wealthy merchant Morsi, lives under pressure from his father to marry the poor gi
Talking About Love
2004-04-14
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Mohamad Ali's Street
1991-07-10
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O Lovely Life
1996-05-27
Batta, Sakina, and Nawal .. Three friendly girls, neighbors from one lane, with similar difficult so
Al Haggama
1992-04-04
A Drama movie
Empire M
1972-11-06
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Alexandria Again and Forever
1989-12-04
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Land of Dreams
1993-09-27
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The servant
1990-01-01
Shahin puts his friend Kamel in jail instead for a crime he did not commit after he promises to rais
Attempted Murder
2000-01-01
The poor girl falls in love with a wealthy young man who promises to marry her and take away her hon
Ragab EL Wahsh
1985-07-15
(Rajab) A poor man, who lives with his wife from the income of his children (Jalal) salesman Ful and
The Lady from Cairo
1992-01-02
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The Headmaster
2000-07-26
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O, Mehalabeya
1991-03-23
(Shukri) Director and his friend (Marei) screenwriter, cooperate and struggle in front of all obstac
All Good
1996-06-10
Kamal is a porter in a hotel who he loves the secretary Dalal. They lie to each other, pretending to
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
1984-11-19
When the impoverished Aisha sells her daughter Zeinab to the barren wealthy woman Soraya, she insist
The Puppeteer
1989-12-18
Muhammad Jad al-Karim Aragouz in the village, he had a son and he was Bahloul, he was able to teach
Playing with demons
1991-01-01
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Fingerprints On Water
1985-08-26
A happily married couple with their daughter are being pursued by the ghost of the husband's sister,
El-Gabalawy
1991-08-26
When a dispute happens between Hassan and Jeblawi , Hassan causes the factory owner, said, to fire J
Searching For Freedom
2005-01-15
The film revolves around three Arab girls who travel to France, in search of the freedom they lost i
Assassination of a Teacher
1988-08-29
The story deals with the story of the widow (Huda), who suffers from problems with her husband's bro
Sanawat Al Khatar
1985-12-16
Wael and his sister Marwa suffer from their parents being busy with them. Their father, Ahmed, is a
Satrak Ya Rab
1986-02-10
Kamal is the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Production Affairs and is known for his integrity. He
Ragol lehaza alzaman
1986-06-07
Debes, who works in a large gang in a drug case, is arrested and threatens to reveal the secrets of
Granita
2001-01-01
A young Egyptian man travels with his family to Hurghada on a work trip, where he works with foreign
Blood call
1987-01-01
The businessman greets Shawki in marrying his secretary, but she loves her relative Adel and they ag
I Want a Solution
1975-03-31
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