Hesham Selim


Hesham Selim was an Egyptian film and television actor. He is the son of Saleh Selim. He acted in many movies and television series since his childhood.

Career

Selim's first acting role was in Empire M, in which he acted as the son of Faten Hamama. However, he took his schooling seriously and did not act again until he graduated, in which he studied Tourism in Helwan University. Beside his acting career, he hosted the TV show "Hiwar Al Qahira" on Sky News Arabia.

Personal life

Selim was married twice. Mervat El Nahas was his first wife who was the mother of his three children. He then married Nadia Al Ghaleb in 2004. On 5 May 2020, he spoke on television about having a 26-year-old transgender son, in a rare public show of support for LGBT+ rights in the conservative Muslim majority country.
On 22 September 2022, he died of lung cancer after several months in hospital.

Selected filmography

  • Bahethat an al horeya, Al
  • Kalam fel hob
  • Enta omry .... Hesham
  • Mahmoud Al-Masri TV series
  • Leqaa ala al hawaa TV series.... Omar
  • Malak rohi TV series.... Young Abdel Majid
  • Banat, El TV mini-series.... Kamal
  • El Nazer
  • Assifa, Al... aka The Storm
  • Ard el ahlam .... Magdi... aka Land of Dreams
  • Leighb maa al shayatin, Al
  • Gabalawi, Al
  • Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman ... aka Alexandria Again and Forever
  • Qesma wa nasib
  • Khadem, Al... aka The Servant
  • Fedihat al omr... aka A Lifetime Scandal
  • Aragoz, al-... aka The Puppeteer
  • Eghteyal modaresa... aka Assassination of a Teacher
  • Fortunes of War.... Student
  • Maloughb, Al
  • Atshana... aka Thirsty
  • Saat al fazagh... aka Hours of Scare
  • Enteqam, -al... aka The Revenge
  • Min fadlik wa ihsanik … aka Please and Your Kindness
  • Satrak ya rab
  • Ragol lehaza alzaman... aka A Man for This Time
  • Zeyara al akhira, -al... aka The Last Visit
  • Ragab al wahsh
  • Sanawat al khatar... aka Years of Danger
  • Basamat fawk al maa... aka Prints on the Sea
  • La tasalni man ana... aka Don't Ask Me Who I Am
  • Tazwir fi awrak rasmeya... aka Falsification of Legal Documents
  • Awdat al ibn al dal .... Ibrahim... aka The Return of the Prodigal Son
  • Emberatoriet meem... aka Empire M

Television

  • Kalabsh 3
  • Malak rohi
  • Amaken Fel Qalb
  • Lahazat Harega Critical moments.
  • Harb elgawasis Spies war.