1958-01-27 ( 67 years old ) in Alexandria, Egypt
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.
Movies
Mousa
2021-08-11
45 Days
2007-08-06
First Time in Love
2007-01-01
Justified Betrayal
2006-12-13
Searching For Freedom
2005-01-15
You Are My Life
2004-12-01
Talking About Love
2004-04-14
The Storm
2001-03-03
Granita
2001-01-01
The Headmaster
2000-07-26
Attempted Murder
2000-01-01
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1998-07-13
All Good
1996-06-10
O Lovely Life
1996-05-27
Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
1995-03-02
Land of Dreams
1993-09-27
Crystal
1993-08-23
Al Haggama
1992-04-04
The Lady from Cairo
1992-01-02
El-Gabalawy
1991-08-26
Mohamad Ali's Street
1991-07-10
The Pasha's daughter
1991-06-22
O, Mehalabeya
1991-03-23
Playing with demons
1991-01-01
Qesma W Nasib
1990-04-02
The servant
1990-01-01
The Puppeteer
1989-12-18
Alexandria Again and Forever
1989-12-04
Scandal of a Lifetime
1989-09-18
Eghtyal Modarresa
1988-08-29
Atshanh
1987-04-29
Blood call
1987-01-01
Ragol lehaza alzaman
1986-06-07
Ragol lehaza alzaman
1986-06-07
Alziyarat al akhira
1986-03-31
الإنتقام
1986-03-03
Al Awbash
1986-02-24
Satrak Ya Rab
1986-02-10
El-Saflah
1986-01-01
Sanawat Al Khatar
1985-12-16
Fingerprints On Water
1985-08-26
Ragab EL Wahsh
1985-07-15
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
1984-11-19
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
1984-06-25
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976-09-24
Empire M
1972-11-06
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