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.
Acted in 72
2020s
- 2021
Mousa
Movie
Counterattack
TV
2010s
- 2018
Vanished
TV
We Have Further Comments
TV
Tayee
TV
Disappearance
TV
- 2017
Between Two Worlds
Nadir · 32 episodes
- 2016
Password
آدم هارون · 30 episodes
- 2013
Temporary Name
TV
- 2011
Animal Stories in the Qur'an
TV
2000s
- 2009
Spies War
TV
- 2008
In Amina's Hands
TV
The Warrior's Shadow
TV
- 2007
First Time in Love
Movie
45 Days
Movie
المصراوية
فتح الله الحسيني · 34 episodes
- 2006
Justified Betrayal
Magdy
- 2005
Places in the heart
Bakr · 33 episodes
Searching For Freedom
Movie
- 2004
You Are My Life
Hesham
Mahmoud Al-Masri
TV
Talking About Love
Ibrahim
- 2003
My Soul Malak
TV
- 2001
The Storm
Mahmud
Granita
Hassan
- 2000
The Headmaster
Hussien
Attempted Murder
حسن
1990s
- 1998
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
شمس الدين, شمس الدين عاشور الناجي · 18 episodes
A Woman from the Time of Love
TV
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Movie
- 1997
Garden City Ladies
محسن الشاذلي · 65 episodes
Our Families
وجية سيد صالح · 18 episodes
- 1996
All Good
Kamal
O Lovely Life
Movie
- 1995
Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
Movie
- 1994
Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany
TV
- 1993
Land of Dreams
Movie
Crystal
Ahmed
- 1992
Al Haggama
سيد الكومي
- 1991
El-Gabalawy
Hussain
Mohamad Ali's Street
Hamouda
The Pasha's daughter
Amr
O, Mehalabeya
مليم / أحمد
Playing with demons
Movie
- 1990
Qesma W Nasib
Rgaay
The servant
علاء شاهين
1980s
- 1989
The Puppeteer
Bahloul
Alexandria Again and Forever
Magdy
Scandal of a Lifetime
عادل
- 1988
Assassination of a Teacher
Issam Abdel-Ghani Al-Sharqawi
The White Flag
TV
- 1987
ساعات الفزع
Movie
Atshanh
Movie
Blood call
Movie
- 1986
Ragol lehaza alzaman
alaa
Alziyarat al akhira
Movie
Revenge
Movie
Al Awbash
Movie
Satrak Ya Rab
Mohamed Kamal
El-Saflah
Movie
- 1985
Sanawat Al Khatar
Wael Ahmed
Fingerprints On Water
Dr. Omar
Ragab EL Wahsh
Movie
- 1984
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Adel
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
Movie
1970s
- 1976
Return of the Prodigal Son
Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
- 1975
I Want a Solution
Movie
- 1972
Empire M
Medhat
No release date
اختفاء سعيد مهران
Movie