Portrait of Michael Hurst

Michael Hurst

Acting

Biography

Michael Eric Hurst, ONZM (born 20 September 1957) is a New Zealand actor, director and writer, mostly on stage and television. He is probably best known internationally for playing Iolaus in the television programs Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess. Most recently, he is known for directing Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Ash vs. Evil Dead, 800 Words, and Westside. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Hurst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: September 20, 1957

Place of Birth: Lancashire, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Birthright

as Richard

2023
2022
Princess of Chaos

as Len Brown

2021
Northspur

as Green

2021
2020
Dead

as Ross

2019
My Life Is Murder

as Otto Klein

2016
Terry Teo

as Cornelius Jones

2014
Our Big Blue Backyard

as Narrator (voice)

2011
Auckland Daze

as Michael

2011
Femme Fatales

as FBI Technician

2009
Bitch Slap

as Gage

2008
2008
The Map Reader

as Alison's father

2007
2007
We're Here to Help

as Rodney Hide

2007
The Last Magic Show

as Trevor Norton

2004
Fracture

as Athol Peet

2002
Mataku

as Dr. Forbes

2000
Andromeda

as Ryan

1998
Young Hercules

as Jeweler

1995
1995
1995
1994
Hercules in the Underworld

as Charon the Boatman

1993
Desperate Remedies

as Willam Poyser

1993
Power Rangers

as Vexacus (voice)

1993
Power Rangers

as Nibyro Guardian (voice)

1993
Typhon's People

as Constantine

1992
The Footstep Man

as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Roger Shumway

1984
Death Warmed Up

as Michael Tucker