Michael Hurst

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

Xena: Warrior Princess

Andromeda

Power Rangers

Legend of the Seeker

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

All Movies (35)

Our Party2025
Birthright2025 · as Richard
Mysterious Ways2023 · as Bishop
Princess of Chaos2022 · as Len Brown
Northspur2021 · as Green
Dead2020 · as Ross
Vermilion2018 · as Smoking Man
View from Olympus2012 · as Narrator (voice)
Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye2009 · as Voice
Bitch Slap2009 · as Gage
The Map Reader2008 · as Alison's father
The Tattooist2007 · as Crash
We're Here to Help2007 · as Rodney Hide
The Last Magic Show2007 · as Trevor Norton
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island2006
Fracture2004 · as Athol Peet
Love Mussel2001 · as Stephen Jessop
I'll Make You Happy1999 · as Lou
Young Hercules1998 · as Jeweler
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus1998 · as Ioalus (voice)
Highwater1997 · as Hugh Chance
A Moment Passing1997 · as Joey
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen1997 · as Iolaus
Project: Assassin1996 · as Ellis Walker
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur1994 · as Iolaus
Hercules in the Underworld1994 · as Charon the Boatman
Hercules and the Amazon Women1994 · as Iolaus
Desperate Remedies1993 · as Willam Poyser
Typhon's People1993 · as Constantine
The Footstep Man1992 · as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman
Constance1985 · as Photographer
Dangerous Orphans1985 · as Moir
Death Warmed Up1984 · as Michael Tucker
The Bar— · as Man Discussing Break-Up
Shearing the Love—

All TV Shows (25)

Sweet Tooth2021 · as Walt
My Life Is Murder2019 · as Otto Klein
Terry Teo2016 · as Cornelius Jones
Our Big Blue Backyard2014 · as Narrator (voice)
Auckland Daze2011 · as Michael
Femme Fatales2011 · as FBI Technician
The Almighty Johnsons2011 · as Kvasir
Legend of the Seeker2008 · as Amfortas
Maddigan's Quest2006
Mataku2002 · as Dr. Forbes
Andromeda2000 · as Ryan
Jack of All Trades2000
Young Hercules1998 · as Charon
Duggan1997 · as Michael Taylor
The Hardy Boys1995 · as Barman
Xena: Warrior Princess1995 · as Charon
Xena: Warrior Princess1995 · as Iolaus
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995 · as Iolaus
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995 · as Charon
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995 · as Iolaus / Charon
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995 · as Iolaus / Orestes
Power Rangers1993 · as Vexacus (voice)
Power Rangers1993 · as Nibyro Guardian (voice)
The New Adventures of Black Beauty1990
The Ray Bradbury Theater1985 · as Roger Shumway