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.
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)