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.
Mousa
as uncreditedAn engineering college student invents the first of its kind robot in the Middle East, in an...
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Return of the Prodigal Son
as Ibrahim Tolba MadboulyFreed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his...
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Talking About Love
as Ibrahim(Nahid) is a waitress from an average family,after she gets divorced,she tries to overcome her...
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Alexandria Again and Forever
as MagdySet in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine...
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Justified Betrayal
as MagdyIn this intriguing and entertaining thriller, Khalid Youssef tells the story of a young, rich...
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The Headmaster
as HussienAshour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah...
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Empire M
as MedhatWell off widow working Mother "Mona" is struggling raising 6 kids at different ages ranging from...
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O, Mehalabeya
as uncredited(Shukri) Director and his friend (Marei) screenwriter, cooperate and struggle in front of all...
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Land of Dreams
as uncreditedNarges prepares for immigration to America to join her kids, but she loses her passport before...
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El-Gabalawy
as HussainWhen a dispute happens between Hassan and Jeblawi , Hassan causes the factory owner, said, to...
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You Are My Life
as HeshamYoussef, a successful architect is married to a beautiful woman, Hend, with a child. His life...
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Al khadem
as uncreditedShahin puts his friend Kamel in jail instead for a crime he did not commit after he promises to...
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First Time in Love
as uncreditedThe film revolves around a young man, who lives with his uncle after the death of his father. He...
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Qesma W Nasib
as RgaayA university girl wants to get married, but she fails both times she gets engaged for various...
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The Puppeteer
as BahloulMuhammad Jad al-Karim Aragouz in the village, he had a son and he was Bahloul, he was able to...
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Ragab EL Wahsh
as uncredited(Rajab) A poor man, who lives with his wife from the income of his children (Jalal) salesman Ful...
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Attempted Murder
as حسنThe poor girl falls in love with a wealthy young man who promises to marry her and take away her...
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
as uncreditedThe biography of the iconic leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, from his birth to igniting the revolution...
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45 Days
as uncreditedAdmitted to a psychiatric hospital after being accused of murdering his parents, a young man...
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Ragol lehaza alzaman
as alaaDebes, who works in a large gang in a drug case, is arrested and threatens to reveal the secrets...
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O Lovely Life
as uncreditedBatta, Sakina, and Nawal .. Three friendly girls, neighbors from one lane, with similar...
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All Good
as KamalKamal is a porter in a hotel who he loves the secretary Dalal. They lie to each other,...
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Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence
as uncreditedTalaat, the son of wealthy merchant Morsi, lives under pressure from his father to marry the...
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The Lady from Cairo
as uncreditedIn 1990, Moumen Smihi briefly re-located to Cairo in order to work in the shadow of one of the...
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Searching For Freedom
as uncreditedThe film revolves around three Arab girls who travel to France, in search of the freedom they...
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Mohamad Ali's Street
as HamoudaA play in the streets of Mohammed Ali through a musical and performance ensemble, which is...
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Don't Ask Me Who I Am
as AdelWhen the impoverished Aisha sells her daughter Zeinab to the barren wealthy woman Soraya, she...
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The Storm
as MahmudEver wonder what it was like to be in the middle east during the Gulf War of the early 90s?...
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Playing with demons
as uncreditedAbdul Basit, Jaber, Fathi and Radwan are colleagues at the university who share the same housing...
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Scandal of a Lifetime
as عادلIn one evening, after Dr. Shaheen finishes his work at the hospital, he receives a phone call...
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Fingerprints On Water
as Dr. OmarA happily married couple with their daughter are being pursued by the ghost of the husband's...
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Crystal
as أحمدAfter being severely injured, Nada the show star looks for a new replacement to be the heroine...
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Al Helmeya Nights
as Adel Selim El-BadryThe events revolve around the conflict between Salim Al-Badri (Yahya Al-Fakharani) and Mayor...
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Kalabsh
as Akram SafwanSelim al-Ansary is a morally-conscious police officer who is talented at his job. He is...
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Critical Moments
as uncreditedA medical drama about the stories of a large number of doctors, staff and patients at Dr....
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A Woman from the Time of Love
as uncreditedWhen a father has to go abroad for work, he leaves his children in the care of his sister who...
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Counterattack
as uncreditedBased on records of the Egyptian intelligence agency, the story follows Saif and Dina who carry...
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Mahmoud Al-Masri
as uncreditedMahmoud works in the port of Alexandria and gets close to Adnan Fakhouri, the wealthy...
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My Soul Malak
as uncreditedAfter her mother passes away, Malak becomes her father's right arm in his business, she then...
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We Have Further Comments
as uncreditedThe events revolve around a former legal counselor who causes an accident that leads to the life...
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Tayee
as uncreditedAn Egyptian doctor becomes a police informant and uses his rare gift of tracking ancient...
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In Amina's Hands
as uncreditedThe events revolve around Amina, a journalist who tries to uncover corruption in society, as she...
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Animal Stories in the Qur'an
as uncreditedA series about animal stories that have been mentioned in the Holy Quran, portraying real facts...
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Temporary Name
as uncreditedA businessman decides to return home after ten years abroad, during which time he's achieved all...
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Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany
as uncreditedThe series follows the life of Hassan, an old chivalrous Arabesque workshop owner who lives in a...
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Spies War
as uncreditedThe series revolves around an attempt to recruit a girl named Samia Fahmy (Mena Shalaby) for the...
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Vanished
as uncreditedA university professor lives in Russia with her husband. When he suddenly disappears, she goes...
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Garden city ladies
as محسن الشاذليIn a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations...
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The White Flag
as uncreditedAccording to a true story, a frantic struggle does not end between two parties in Alexandria,...
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Between Two Worlds
as NadirThe series revolves around the struggle of money and power, through Marwan, who owns a real...
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Palces in the heart
as uncreditedAn Egyptian lawyer arrives in the United States and tells the story of his life and his defense...
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Our Families
as uncreditedSet in the 90s , about the relationship between people in this period. It depicts the human side...
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