Michael Hurst

Known for: Acting

Born: 1957-09-20 (age 68)

From: Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Filmography (56)

MOVIE
Our Party
2025
MOVIE★ 8.0
Birthright
2025
as Richard
MOVIE★ 9.5
Mysterious Ways
2023
as Bishop
MOVIE
Princess of Chaos
2022
as Len Brown
MOVIE★ 6.8
Northspur
2021
as Green
TV★ 7.8
Sweet Tooth
2021
as Walt
MOVIE★ 6.1
Dead
2020
as Ross
TV★ 7.2
My Life Is Murder
2019
as Otto Klein
MOVIE
Vermilion
2018
as Smoking Man
TV
Terry Teo
2016
as Cornelius Jones
TV★ 7.0
Our Big Blue Backyard
2014
as Narrator (voice)
TV
The Adventures of Suzy Boon
2014
as Michael
MOVIE
View from Olympus
2012
as Narrator (voice)
TV
Auckland Daze
2011
as Michael
TV★ 6.1
Femme Fatales
2011
as FBI Technician
TV★ 7.4
The Almighty Johnsons
2011
as Kvasir
MOVIE
Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye
2009
as Voice
MOVIE★ 4.8
Bitch Slap
2009
as Gage
TV★ 7.4
Legend of the Seeker
2008
as Amfortas
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Map Reader
2008
as Alison's father
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Tattooist
2007
as Crash
MOVIE★ 6.0
We're Here to Help
2007
as Rodney Hide
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Last Magic Show
2007
as Trevor Norton
TV★ 7.0
Maddigan's Quest
2006
MOVIE★ 6.2
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island
2006
MOVIE★ 7.2
Fracture
2004
as Athol Peet
TV★ 7.0
Mataku
2002
as Dr. Forbes
MOVIE★ 7.0
Love Mussel
2001
as Stephen Jessop
TV★ 7.1
Andromeda
2000
as Ryan
TV★ 7.5
Jack of All Trades
2000
MOVIE★ 7.0
I'll Make You Happy
1999
as Lou
TV★ 5.8
Young Hercules
1998
as Charon
MOVIE★ 6.0
Young Hercules
1998
as Jeweler
MOVIE★ 5.8
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
1998
as Ioalus (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Highwater
1997
as Hugh Chance
TV
Duggan
1997
as Michael Taylor
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Moment Passing
1997
as Joey
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen
1997
as Iolaus
MOVIE★ 8.0
Project: Assassin
1996
as Ellis Walker
TV★ 7.7
The Hardy Boys
1995
as Barman
TV★ 7.6
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Charon
TV★ 7.0
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Iolaus
MOVIE★ 5.7
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
1994
as Iolaus
MOVIE★ 5.6
Hercules in the Underworld
1994
as Charon the Boatman
MOVIE★ 5.9
Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994
as Iolaus
MOVIE★ 5.6
Desperate Remedies
1993
as Willam Poyser
TV★ 7.1
Power Rangers
1993
as Vexacus (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Typhon's People
1993
as Constantine
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Footstep Man
1992
as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman
TV★ 8.3
The New Adventures of Black Beauty
1990
MOVIE★ 6.5
Constance
1985
as Photographer
TV★ 6.9
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Roger Shumway
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dangerous Orphans
1985
as Moir
MOVIE★ 4.5
Death Warmed Up
1984
as Michael Tucker
MOVIE
Shearing the Love
—
MOVIE
The Bar
—
as Man Discussing Break-Up