Michael Hurst
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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
Credits
Evil Dead Burn (2026)
as Benjamin Price (voice)
Bitch Slap (2009)
as Gage
The Tattooist (2007)
as Crash
Our Party (2025)
Actor
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998)
as Ioalus (voice)
Vermilion (2018)
as Smoking Man
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994)
as Iolaus
Northspur (2021)
as Green
Hercules in the Underworld (1994)
as Charon the Boatman
Highwater (1997)
as Hugh Chance
Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
as Iolaus
Typhon's People (1993)
as Constantine
Death Warmed Up (1984)
as Michael Tucker
Desperate Remedies (1993)
as Willam Poyser
Shearing the Love (—)
Actor
I'll Make You Happy (1999)
as Lou
The Bar (—)
as Man Discussing Break-Up
Young Hercules (1998)
as Jeweler
Fracture (2004)
as Athol Peet
Princess of Chaos (2022)
as Len Brown
Constance (1985)
as Photographer
We're Here to Help (2007)
as Rodney Hide
The Map Reader (2008)
as Alison's father
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island (2006)
Actor
Dead (2020)
as Ross
Project: Assassin (1996)
as Ellis Walker
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen (1997)
as Iolaus
A Moment Passing (1997)
as Joey
Mysterious Ways (2023)
as Bishop
Birthright (2025)
as Richard
The Footstep Man (1992)
as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman
View from Olympus (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Love Mussel (2001)
as Stephen Jessop
Dangerous Orphans (1985)
as Moir
Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye (2009)
as Voice
The Last Magic Show (2007)
as Trevor Norton