Michael Hurst

Michael Hurst

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.

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Filmography

2025

Movie
Birthright
Movie - Released: 6/5/2025

2023

Mysterious Ways
Mysterious Ways
as Bishop
Movie - Released: 8/17/2023

2022

Movie
Princess of Chaos
as Len Brown
Movie - Released: 12/5/2022

2021

Northspur
Northspur
as Green
Movie - Released: 7/27/2021
Sweet Tooth
Sweet Tooth
as Walt
TV - Released: 6/4/2021

2020

Dead
Dead
as Ross
Movie - Released: 10/22/2020

2019

My Life Is Murder
My Life Is Murder
as Otto Klein
TV - Released: 7/17/2019

2016

Terry Teo
Terry Teo
as Cornelius Jones
TV - Released: 7/12/2016

2014

Our Big Blue Backyard
Our Big Blue Backyard
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 11/2/2014

2012

Movie
View from Olympus
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2012

2011

The Almighty Johnsons
The Almighty Johnsons
as Kvasir
TV - Released: 2/8/2011
Femme Fatales
Femme Fatales
as FBI Technician
TV - Released: 5/13/2011
Auckland Daze
Auckland Daze
as Michael
TV - Released: 10/27/2011

2009

Bitch Slap
Bitch Slap
as Gage
Movie - Released: 5/16/2009
Movie
Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye
as Voice
Movie - Released: 7/7/2009

2008

The Map Reader
The Map Reader
as Alison's father
Movie - Released: 10/18/2008
Legend of the Seeker
Legend of the Seeker
as Amfortas
TV - Released: 11/1/2008

2007

The Tattooist
The Tattooist
as Crash
Movie - Released: 11/28/2007
We're Here to Help
We're Here to Help
as Rodney Hide
Movie - Released: 11/8/2007
The Last Magic Show
The Last Magic Show
as Trevor Norton
Movie - Released: 7/11/2007

2006

Maddigan's Quest
Maddigan's Quest
TV - Released: 1/26/2006

2004

Fracture
Fracture
as Athol Peet
Movie - Released: 9/4/2004

2002

Mataku
Mataku
as Dr. Forbes
TV - Released: 10/3/2002

2001

Movie
Love Mussel
as Stephen Jessop
Movie - Released: 7/19/2001

2000

Andromeda
Andromeda
as Ryan
TV - Released: 10/2/2000
Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades
TV - Released: 1/22/2000

1999

I'll Make You Happy
I'll Make You Happy
as Lou
Movie - Released: 4/8/1999

1998

Young Hercules
Young Hercules
as Jeweler
Movie - Released: 8/30/1998

1997

Movie
A Moment Passing
as Joey
Movie - Released: 7/25/1997
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen
as Iolaus
Movie - Released: 6/1/1997
Movie
Highwater
as Hugh Chance
Movie - Released: 10/6/1997
TV
Duggan
as Michael Taylor
TV - Released: 10/1/1997

1996

Movie
Project: Assassin
as Ellis Walker
Movie - Released: 8/31/1996

1995

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Iolaus
TV - Released: 1/29/1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Charon
TV - Released: 9/4/1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Lolaus
TV - Released: 9/4/1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Charon the Boatman
TV - Released: 1/29/1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Charon
TV - Released: 1/29/1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Iolaus / Charon
TV - Released: 1/29/1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Iolaus / Orestes
TV - Released: 1/29/1995
The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys
as Barman
TV - Released: 9/23/1995

1994

Hercules and the Amazon Women
Hercules and the Amazon Women
as Iolaus
Movie - Released: 4/24/1994
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
as Iolaus
Movie - Released: 11/19/1994
Hercules in the Underworld
Hercules in the Underworld
as Charon the Boatman
Movie - Released: 11/7/1994

1993

Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies
as Willam Poyser
Movie - Released: 11/26/1993
Typhon's People
Typhon's People
as Constantine
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993
Power Rangers
Power Rangers
as Vexacus (voice)
TV - Released: 8/28/1993
Power Rangers
Power Rangers
as Nibyro Guardian (voice)
TV - Released: 8/28/1993

1992

The Footstep Man
The Footstep Man
as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman
Movie - Released: 6/20/1992

1990

The New Adventures of Black Beauty
The New Adventures of Black Beauty
TV - Released: 9/1/1990

1985

Dangerous Orphans
Dangerous Orphans
as Moir
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Roger Shumway
TV - Released: 5/21/1985

1984

Death Warmed Up
Death Warmed Up
as Michael Tucker
Movie - Released: 11/22/1984

Unknown

Movie
The Bar
as Man Discussing Break-Up
Movie