Nissim Sharim Paz (20 July 1932 – 5 November 2020) was a Chilean actor and theater director.

He was the director of Ictus theater company from 1962 to 2015, and is also known for having participated both in the TV show La Manivela and for a famous Banco Estado publicity together with Delfina Guzmán.

[16] In the 40-year Theater cycle of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, the show Lindo país esquina con vista al mar from 1979 and directed by Sharim is presented.

[17] He was also a prominent opponent of the Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship,[18] which caused harassment, persecution and even death threats.

[22] In politics, he was part of the central leadership of the Partido por la democracia (PPD) in 1989,[8] being one of its vowels.

[23] After the return of democracy, they chose it as part of the board of Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) for four years.

[29] On December 12, 2016, he received the Rene Cassin Human Rights award during the ceremony held at the B'nai B'rith Chile headquarters.