Michael Hurst

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.

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Known For

The Map Reader
The Map Reader
Bitch Slap
Bitch Slap
The Tattooist
The Tattooist
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
Mysterious Ways
Mysterious Ways
Hercules in the Underworld
Hercules in the Underworld
Death Warmed Up
Death Warmed Up
Fracture
Fracture

Filmography

2025 Our Party
as
2025 Birthright
as Richard
2023 Mysterious Ways
as Bishop
2022 Princess of Chaos
as Len Brown
2021 Northspur
as Green
2021 Sweet Tooth
as Walt
2020 Dead
as Ross
2019 My Life Is Murder
as Otto Klein
2016 Terry Teo
as Cornelius Jones
2014 Our Big Blue Backyard
as Narrator (voice)
2012 View from Olympus
as Narrator (voice)
2011 Auckland Daze
as Michael
2011 Femme Fatales
as FBI Technician
2011 The Almighty Johnsons
as Kvasir
2009 Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye
as Voice
2009 Bitch Slap
as Gage
2008 Legend of the Seeker
as Amfortas
2008 The Map Reader
as Alison's father
2007 The Tattooist
as Crash
2007 We're Here to Help
as Rodney Hide