Michael Hurst

Michael Hurst

Known for
Acting
Born
September 20, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Known For

Filmography

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The Bar

The Bar

Movie · as Man Discussing Break-Up

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Shearing the Love poster

Shearing the Love

Movie

2026
Birthright poster

Birthright

Movie · as Richard

2026
Evil Dead Burn poster

Evil Dead Burn

Movie · as Benjamin Price (voice)

2026
Good Bones poster

Good Bones

TV · as Mick / Colin · 6 eps

2025
Our Party poster

Our Party

Movie

2023
Mysterious Ways poster

Mysterious Ways

Movie · as Bishop

2023
Northspur poster

Northspur

Movie · as Green

2022
Princess of Chaos

Princess of Chaos

Movie · as Len Brown

2021
Sweet Tooth poster

Sweet Tooth

TV · as Walt · 3 eps

2020
Dead poster

Dead

Movie · as Ross

2019
My Life Is Murder poster

My Life Is Murder

TV · as Otto Klein · 1 ep

2018
Vermilion poster

Vermilion

Movie · as Smoking Man

2016
Terry Teo poster

Terry Teo

TV · as Cornelius Jones · 1 ep

2014
Our Big Blue Backyard poster

Our Big Blue Backyard

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 12 eps

2014
The Adventures of Suzy Boon

The Adventures of Suzy Boon

TV · as Michael · 1 ep

2012
View from Olympus

View from Olympus

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2011
The Almighty Johnsons poster

The Almighty Johnsons

TV · as Kvasir · 3 eps

2011
Femme Fatales poster

Femme Fatales

TV · as FBI Technician · 1 ep

2011
Auckland Daze poster

Auckland Daze

TV · as Michael · 3 eps

2009
Bitch Slap poster

Bitch Slap

Movie · as Gage

2009
Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye

Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye

Movie · as Voice

2008
The Map Reader poster

The Map Reader

Movie · as Alison's father

2008
Legend of the Seeker poster

Legend of the Seeker

TV · as Amfortas · 1 ep

2007
The Tattooist poster

The Tattooist

Movie · as Crash

2007
We're Here to Help poster

We're Here to Help

Movie · as Rodney Hide

2007
The Last Magic Show poster

The Last Magic Show

Movie · as Trevor Norton

2006
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island

Movie

2006
Maddigan's Quest poster

Maddigan's Quest

TV · 13 eps

2004
Fracture poster

Fracture

Movie · as Athol Peet

2002
Mataku poster

Mataku

TV · as Dr. Forbes · 1 ep

2001
Love Mussel

Love Mussel

Movie · as Stephen Jessop

2000
Andromeda poster

Andromeda

TV · as Ryan · 1 ep

2000
Jack of All Trades poster

Jack of All Trades

TV · as Captain Nardo da Vinci · 1 ep

1999
I'll Make You Happy poster

I'll Make You Happy

Movie · as Lou

1998
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus poster

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus

Movie · as Ioalus (voice)

1998
Young Hercules poster

Young Hercules

Movie · as Jeweler

1998
Young Hercules poster

Young Hercules

TV · as Charon · 1 ep

1997
A Moment Passing

A Moment Passing

Movie · as Joey

1997
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen poster

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen

Movie · as Iolaus

1997
Highwater

Highwater

Movie · as Hugh Chance

1997
Duggan

Duggan

TV · as Michael Taylor · 2 eps

1996
Project: Assassin

Project: Assassin

Movie · as Ellis Walker

1995
Xena: Warrior Princess poster

Xena: Warrior Princess

TV · as Charon, Iolaus · 2 eps

1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

TV · as Iolaus, Charon, Iolaus / Charon, Iolaus / Orestes · 95 eps

1995
The Hardy Boys poster

The Hardy Boys

TV · as Barman · 1 ep

1994
Hercules and the Amazon Women poster

Hercules and the Amazon Women

Movie · as Iolaus

1994
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur poster

Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur

Movie · as Iolaus

1994
Hercules in the Underworld poster

Hercules in the Underworld

Movie · as Charon the Boatman

1993
Desperate Remedies poster

Desperate Remedies

Movie · as Willam Poyser

1993
Typhon's People poster

Typhon's People

Movie · as Constantine

1993
Power Rangers poster

Power Rangers

TV · as Vexacus (voice), Nibyro Guardian (voice) · 12 eps

1992
The Footstep Man poster

The Footstep Man

Movie · as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman

1990
The New Adventures of Black Beauty poster

The New Adventures of Black Beauty

TV · 1 ep

1985
Dangerous Orphans poster

Dangerous Orphans

Movie · as Moir

1985
Constance poster

Constance

Movie · as Photographer

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

TV · as Roger Shumway · 1 ep

1984
Death Warmed Up poster

Death Warmed Up

Movie · as Michael Tucker