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Aliases: هشام سليم , Hisham Selim , Хишам Селим

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Alexandria, Egypt

Homepage: http://www.creativearabtalent.com/en/talent/61/hisham-selim

Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Al Helmeya Nights
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Al Helmeya Nights

(1987) Adel Selim El-Badry
Kalabsh
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5

Kalabsh

(2017) Akram Safwan
Between Two Worlds
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Between Two Worlds

(2017) Nadir
المصراوية
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المصراوية

(2007) فتح الله الحسيني
Garden city ladies
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Garden city ladies

(1997) محسن الشاذلي
Return of the Prodigal Son
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6

Return of the Prodigal Son

(1976) Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Alexandria Again and Forever
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5
You Are My Life
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7

You Are My Life

(2004) Hesham

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 N/A
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2018 N/A
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2017 Nadir
Akram Safwan
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2011 N/A
2009 N/A
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2007 N/A
فتح الله الحسيني
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2006 Magdy
2005 N/A
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2004 Hesham
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Ibrahim
2003 N/A
2001 Mahmud
2000 Hussien
حسن
1998 N/A
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1997 محسن الشاذلي
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1996 Kamal
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1995 N/A
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1993 N/A
Ahmed
1992 N/A
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1991 Hussain
Hamouda
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1990 Rgaay
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1989 Bahloul
Magdy
عادل
1988 N/A
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1987 Adel Selim El-Badry
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1986 alaa
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1985 Dr. Omar
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1984 Adel
1976 Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
1972 Medhat
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