Actor profile

Michael Hurst

20th September 1957 Lancashire, England, UK Acting

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.

27 Movies 24 TV Shows 62 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Evil Dead Burn poster

Evil Dead Burn 7th July 2026 as Benjamin Price (voice)

Birthright poster

Birthright 21st May 2026 as Richard

Our Party poster

Our Party 31st July 2025

Mysterious Ways poster

Mysterious Ways 17th August 2023 as Bishop

Northspur poster

Northspur 27th July 2021 as Green

Dead poster

Dead 22nd October 2020 as Ross

Vermilion poster

Vermilion 8th November 2018 as Smoking Man

Bitch Slap poster

Bitch Slap 16th May 2009 as Gage

The Map Reader poster

The Map Reader 18th October 2008 as Alison's father

The Tattooist poster

The Tattooist 28th November 2007 as Crash

We're Here to Help poster

We're Here to Help 8th November 2007 as Rodney Hide

The Last Magic Show poster

The Last Magic Show 11th July 2007 as Trevor Norton

Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island 1st January 2006

Fracture poster

Fracture 4th September 2004 as Athol Peet

I'll Make You Happy poster

I'll Make You Happy 8th April 1999 as Lou

Young Hercules poster

Young Hercules 30th August 1998 as Jeweler

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

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus 6th January 1998 as Ioalus (voice)

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen poster

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen 1st June 1997 as Iolaus

Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur poster

Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur 19th November 1994 as Iolaus

Hercules in the Underworld poster

Hercules in the Underworld 7th November 1994 as Charon the Boatman

Hercules and the Amazon Women poster

Hercules and the Amazon Women 24th April 1994 as Iolaus

Desperate Remedies poster

Desperate Remedies 26th November 1993 as Willam Poyser

Typhon's People poster

Typhon's People 1st January 1993 as Constantine

The Footstep Man poster

The Footstep Man 20th June 1992 as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman

Constance poster

Constance 30th May 1985 as Photographer

Dangerous Orphans poster

Dangerous Orphans 1st January 1985 as Moir

Death Warmed Up poster

Death Warmed Up 22nd November 1984 as Michael Tucker

Sweet Tooth poster

Sweet Tooth 4th June 2021 as Walt

My Life Is Murder poster

My Life Is Murder 17th July 2019 as Otto Klein

Terry Teo poster

Terry Teo 12th July 2016 as Cornelius Jones

Our Big Blue Backyard poster

Our Big Blue Backyard 2nd November 2014 as Narrator (voice)

Auckland Daze poster

Auckland Daze 27th October 2011 as Michael

Femme Fatales poster

Femme Fatales 13th May 2011 as FBI Technician

The Almighty Johnsons poster

The Almighty Johnsons 8th February 2011 as Kvasir

Legend of the Seeker poster

Legend of the Seeker 1st November 2008 as Amfortas

Maddigan's Quest poster

Maddigan's Quest 26th January 2006

Mataku poster

Mataku 3rd October 2002 as Dr. Forbes

Andromeda poster

Andromeda 2nd October 2000 as Ryan

Jack of All Trades poster

Jack of All Trades 22nd January 2000

Young Hercules poster

Young Hercules 12th September 1998 as Charon

The Hardy Boys poster

The Hardy Boys 23rd September 1995 as Barman

Xena: Warrior Princess poster

Xena: Warrior Princess 4th September 1995 as Charon

Xena: Warrior Princess poster

Xena: Warrior Princess 4th September 1995 as Iolaus

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 29th January 1995 as Iolaus

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 29th January 1995 as Charon

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 29th January 1995 as Iolaus / Charon

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 29th January 1995 as Iolaus / Orestes

Power Rangers poster

Power Rangers 28th August 1993 as Vexacus (voice)

Power Rangers poster

Power Rangers 28th August 1993 as Nibyro Guardian (voice)

The New Adventures of Black Beauty poster

The New Adventures of Black Beauty 1st September 1990

The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater 21st May 1985 as Roger Shumway