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.
Fotos
Filme (48)
Mousa
2021
First Time in Love
2007
45 Days
2007
Justified Betrayal
2006 · Magdy
Searching For Freedom
2005
You Are My Life
2004 · Hesham
Talking About Love
2004 · Ibrahim
The Storm
2001 · Mahmud
Granita
2001 · Hassan
The Headmaster
2000 · Hussien
Attempted Murder
2000 · حسن
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1998
All Good
1996 · Kamal
O Lovely Life
1996
Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
1995
Land of Dreams
1993
Crystal
1993 · Ahmed
Al Haggama
1992 · سيد الكومي
El-Gabalawy
1991 · Hussain
Mohamad Ali's Street
1991 · Hamouda
The Pasha's daughter
1991 · Amr
O, Mehalabeya
1991 · مليم / أحمد
Playing with demons
1991
Qesma W Nasib
1990 · Rgaay
The servant
1990 · علاء شاهين
The Puppeteer
1989 · Bahloul
Alexandria Again and Forever
1989 · Magdy
Scandal of a Lifetime
1989 · عادل
Assassination of a Teacher
1988 · Issam Abdel-Ghani Al-Sharqawi
ساعات الفزع
1987
Atshanh
1987
Blood call
1987
Can You Please?
1986
Ragol lehaza alzaman
1986 · alaa
Alziyarat al akhira
1986
Revenge
1986
Al Awbash
1986
Satrak Ya Rab
1986 · Mohamed Kamal
El-Saflah
1986
Sanawat Al Khatar
1985 · Wael Ahmed
Fingerprints On Water
1985 · Dr. Omar
Ragab EL Wahsh
1985
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
1984 · Adel
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
1984
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976 · Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
I Want a Solution
1975
Empire M
1972 · Medhat
اختفاء سعيد مهران
Serien (26)
Counterattack
2021
Vanished
2018
We Have Further Comments
2018
Tayee
2018
Disappearance
2018
Between Two Worlds
2017 · Nadir
Kalabsh
2017 · Akram Safwan
Password
2016 · آدم هارون
Temporary Name
2013
Animal Stories in the Qur'an
2011
Spies War
2009
In Amina's Hands
2008
The Warrior's Shadow
2008
المصراوية
2007 · فتح الله الحسيني
Critical Moments
2007
Places in the heart
2005 · Bakr
Mahmoud Al-Masri
2004
My Soul Malak
2003
الكومي
2001
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
1998 · شمس الدين, شمس الدين عاشور الناجي
A Woman from the Time of Love
1998
Garden City Ladies
1997 · محسن الشاذلي
Our Families
1997 · وجية سيد صالح
Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany
1994
The White Flag
1988
El Helmeya Nights
1987 · Adel Selim El-Badry