Michael Hurst
Acting • Born 1957-09-20
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.
Filmography
58 credits
The Map Reader
Movie • 2008
Alison's father
Bitch Slap
Movie • 2009
Gage
The Tattooist
Movie • 2007
Crash
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Movie • 1994
Iolaus
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
Movie • 1994
Iolaus
Mysterious Ways
Movie • 2023
Bishop
Hercules in the Underworld
Movie • 1994
Charon the Boatman
Death Warmed Up
Movie • 1984
Michael Tucker
A Moment Passing
Movie • 1997
Joey
Young Hercules
Movie • 1998
Jeweler
Fracture
Movie • 2004
Athol Peet
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
Movie • 1998
Ioalus
Desperate Remedies
Movie • 1993
Willam Poyser
We're Here to Help
Movie • 2007
Rodney Hide
Dangerous Orphans
Movie • 1985
Moir
I'll Make You Happy
Movie • 1999
Lou
Princess of Chaos
Movie • 2022
Len Brown
The Last Magic Show
Movie • 2007
Trevor Norton
The Footstep Man
Movie • 1992
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island
Movie • 2006
Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye
Movie • 2009
Voice
The Bar
Movie
Man Discussing Break-Up
View from Olympus
Movie • 2012
Narrator (voice)
Project: Assassin
Movie • 1996
Ellis Walker
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen
Movie • 1997
Iolaus
Typhon's People
Movie • 1993
Constantine
Dead
Movie • 2020
Ross
Highwater
Movie • 1997
Hugh Chance
Love Mussel
Movie • 2001
Stephen Jessop
Northspur
Movie • 2021
Green
Birthright
Movie • 2025
Richard
Our Party
Movie • 2025
Constance
Movie • 1985
Photographer
Maddigan's Quest
TV • 2006
Andromeda
TV • 2000
Ryan
Jack of All Trades
TV • 2000
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV • 1995
Iolaus
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV • 1995
Charon
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV • 1985
Roger Shumway
The New Adventures of Black Beauty
TV • 1990
Power Rangers
TV • 1993
Vexacus (voice)
Legend of the Seeker
TV • 2008
Amfortas
Power Rangers
TV • 1993
Nibyro Guardian (voice)
My Life Is Murder
TV • 2019
Otto Klein
Terry Teo
TV • 2016
Cornelius Jones
The Almighty Johnsons
TV • 2011
Kvasir
Mataku
TV • 2002
Dr. Forbes
Duggan
TV • 1997
Michael Taylor
Our Big Blue Backyard
TV • 2014
Narrator (voice)
Femme Fatales
TV • 2011
FBI Technician
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV • 1995
Iolaus
Sweet Tooth
TV • 2021
Walt
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV • 1995
Charon
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV • 1995
Iolaus / Charon
Auckland Daze
TV • 2011
Michael
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV • 1995
Iolaus / Orestes
The Hardy Boys
TV • 1995
Barman
Young Hercules
TV • 1998
Charon