Hesham Selim

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.

Cast

First Time in Love

الإنتقام

الزيارة الأخيرة

السفلة

The Pasha's daughter

(Amr)

Atshanh

Gamal Abdel Nasser

45 Days

Ragol lehaza alzaman

(alaa)

Mousa

Scandal of a Lifetime

(عادل)

Qesma W Nasib

(Rgaay)

Al Awbash

اختفاء سعيد مهران

You Are My Life

(Hesham)

Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia

The Storm

(Mahmud)

Justified Betrayal

(Magdy)

Crystal

(Ahmed)

Return Of The Prodigal Son

(Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly)

Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence

Talking About Love

(Ibrahim)

Mohamad Ali's Street

(Hamouda)

O Lovely Life

Al Haggama

(سيد الكومي)

Empire M

(Medhat)

Alexandria Again and Forever

(Magdy)

Land of Dreams

The servant

Attempted Murder

(حسن)

Ragab EL Wahsh

The Lady from Cairo

The Headmaster

(Hussien)

O, Mehalabeya

All Good

(Kamal)

Don't Ask Me Who I Am

(Adel)

The Puppeteer

(Bahloul)

Playing with demons

Fingerprints On Water

(Dr. Omar)

El-Gabalawy

(Hussain)

Searching For Freedom

Eghtyal Modarresa

(Issam Abdel-Ghani Al-Sharqawi)

Sanawat Al Khatar

(Wael Ahmed)

Satrak Ya Rab

(Mohamed Kamal)

Counterattack

Animal Stories in the Qur'an

Critical Moments

Spies War

Between Two Worlds

(Nadir)

Temporary Name

We Have Further Comments

Tayee

Vanished

Palces in the heart

In Amina's Hands

My Soul Malak

المصراوية

(فتح الله الحسيني)

Kalabsh

(Akram Safwan)

Mahmoud Al-Masri

Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh

(شمس الدين)

Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh

(شمس الدين عاشور الناجي)

Our Families

(وجية سيد صالح)

Garden city ladies

(محسن الشاذلي)

Disappearance

The White Flag

A Woman from the Time of Love

Al Helmeya Nights

(Adel Selim El-Badry)

Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany

الكومي

كلمة سر

(آدم هارون)