Michael Hurst

Acting

Michael Hurst

Born 20 September 1957 · Lancashire, England, UK · 69

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

Highlights

Spartacus2010 · Series · Director
Ash vs Evil Dead2015 · Series · Director
Sweet Tooth2021 · Series · Walt
Evil Dead Burn2026 · Film · Benjamin Price (voice)
Xena: Warrior Princess1995 · Series · Charon
Power Rangers1993 · Series · Vexacus (voice)

Filmography

Movies

31 films

Evil Dead Burn2026 · Film · Benjamin Price (voice)
Birthright2026 · Film · Richard
Our Party2025 · Film
Northspur2023 · Film · Green
Mysterious Ways2023 · Film · Bishop
Princess of Chaos2022 · Film · Len Brown
Dead2020 · Film · Ross
Vermilion2018 · Film · Smoking Man
Bitch Slap2009 · Film · Gage
The Map Reader2008 · Film · Alison's father
The Tattooist2007 · Film · Crash
We're Here to Help2007 · Film · Rodney Hide
The Last Magic Show2007 · Film · Trevor Norton
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island2006 · Film
Treasure Island Kids: The Mystery of Treasure Island2006 · Film · Director
Fracture2004 · Film · Athol Peet
Jubilee2000 · Film · Director
I'll Make You Happy1999 · Film · Lou
Young Hercules1998 · Film · Jeweler
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus1998 · Film · Ioalus (voice)
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen1997 · Film · Iolaus
Amazon High1997 · Film · Director
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur1994 · Film · Iolaus
Hercules in the Underworld1994 · Film · Charon the Boatman
Hercules and the Amazon Women1994 · Film · Iolaus
Desperate Remedies1993 · Film · Willam Poyser
Typhon's People1993 · Film · Constantine
The Footstep Man1992 · Film · Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman
Constance1985 · Film · Photographer
Dangerous Orphans1985 · Film · Moir
Death Warmed Up1984 · Film · Michael Tucker

Filmography

Series

27 shows

Good Bones2026 · Series · Mick / Colin
Sweet Tooth2021 · Series · Walt
Between Two Worlds2020 · Series · Director
My Life Is Murder2019 · Series · Otto Klein
Terry Teo2016 · Series · Cornelius Jones
Ash vs Evil Dead2015 · Series · Director
800 Words2015 · Series · Director
Westside2015 · Series · Director
Tatau2015 · Series · Director
The Brokenwood Mysteries2014 · Series · Director
Step Dave2014 · Series · Director
Auckland Daze2011 · Series · Michael
Femme Fatales2011 · Series · FBI Technician
The Almighty Johnsons2011 · Series · Kvasir
Spartacus2010 · Series · Director
Legend of the Seeker2008 · Series · Amfortas
Maddigan's Quest2006 · Series
Mataku2002 · Series · Dr. Forbes
Andromeda2000 · Series · Ryan
Jack of All Trades2000 · Series · Captain Nardo da Vinci
Young Hercules1998 · Series · Charon
The Hardy Boys1995 · Series · Barman
Xena: Warrior Princess1995 · Series · Charon
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995 · Series · Iolaus
Power Rangers1993 · Series · Vexacus (voice)
The New Adventures of Black Beauty1990 · Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater1985 · Series · Roger Shumway