64
Age
47
Movies
27
TV Shows
7.8
Rating
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.
64
Died at
47
Movies
27
TV Shows
7.8
Avg Rating
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.
1990
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 27, 1958
Died
September 22, 2022
Birthplace
Alexandria, Egypt
Also Known As
Qesma W Nasib
1990
The Pasha's daughter
1991
The servant
1990
Mousa
2021
Mohamad Ali's Street
1991
Alexandria Again and Forever
1989
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
1984
You Are My Life
2004
I Want a Solution
1975
45 Days
2007
Al Awbash
1986
Scandal of a Lifetime
1989
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976
Sanawat Al Khatar
1985
Ragab EL Wahsh
1985
Land of Dreams
1993
All Good
1996
Fingerprints On Water
1985
El-Gabalawy
1991
Talking About Love
2004
+ 27 more movies
Al Helmeya Nights
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Garden city ladies
1997
Kalabsh
2017
Critical Moments
2007
Counterattack
2021
Animal Stories in the Qur'an
2011
A Woman from the Time of Love
1998
My Soul Malak
2003
Between Two Worlds
2017
المصراوية
2007
Places in the heart
2005
Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany
1994
In Amina's Hands
2008
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
1998
Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
1998
Vanished
2018
We Have Further Comments
2018
Mahmoud Al-Masri
2004
Tayee
2018
Temporary Name
2013
+ 7 more TV shows