Michael Hurst

Michael Hurst

b. 1957 (age 69) Lancashire, England
Actor Director

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

Filmography

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★ 8.9
Feelings Club
2026 Actor
Headmaster Sutherland
Spartacus: House of Ashur
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★ 6.6
Spartacus: House of Ashur
2025 Director
Birthright
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★ 7.0
Birthright
2025 Actor
Richard
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★ 7.1
Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
2023 Director
Mysterious Ways
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★ 6.0
Mysterious Ways
2023 Actor
Bishop
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★ 7.1
We Have Many Skills
2023 Actor
Possibly Nigel
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★ 7.2
The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash
2022 Actor
Moogabi
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★ 7.2
Princess of Chaos
2022 Actor
Len Brown
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Worthy of Thee
2022 Actor
Robert Walker
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★ 6.5
Power Rangers Dino Fury
2021 Director
Northspur
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★ 4.4
Northspur
2021 Actor
Green
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Joint Venture
2021 Actor
Karl
The Dead Lands
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★ 6.0
The Dead Lands
2020 Director
Dead
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★ 5.5
Dead
2020 Actor
Ross Marbeck
Mystic
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★ 6.5
Mystic
2020 Director
Between Two Worlds
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★ 5.6
Between Two Worlds
2020 Director
My Life Is Murder
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★ 7.5
My Life Is Murder
2019 Director
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Central to the Soul
2019 Self
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Wild Animal Rescue
2017 Actor
Narrator
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The Cafe
2016 Self
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Balloons
2016 Director Writer
Ash vs Evil Dead
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★ 8.4
Ash vs Evil Dead
2015 Director
800 Words
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★ 8.0
800 Words
2015 Director
Westside
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★ 8.0
Westside
2015 Director
Tatau
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★ 6.1
Tatau
2015 Director
The Lion Queen
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★ 8.6
The Lion Queen
2015 Self
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Newsworthy
2015 Self
The Brokenwood Mysteries
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★ 7.9
The Brokenwood Mysteries
2014 Director
Step Dave
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★ 7.4
Step Dave
2014 Director
Our Big Blue Backyard
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★ 8.4
Our Big Blue Backyard
2014 Self
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Undercover Rescue
2014 Self
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Death Walks Into a Bar
2014 Actor
God of War
Seven Sharp
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★ 4.1
Seven Sharp
2013 Self
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First at Five
2013 Self
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★ 9.0
Inorganic
2012 Actor
Brett
The Almighty Johnsons
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★ 8.1
The Almighty Johnsons
2011 Director
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
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★ 8.5
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
2011 Director
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View from Olympus
2011 Self
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U Live
2011 Self
Spartacus
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★ 8.4
Spartacus
2010 Director
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Hidden Apartheid: A Report on Caste Discrimination
2010 Actor
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Reel Late with Kate
2010 Self
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The Jono Project
2010 Self
Bitch Slap
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★ 4.5
Bitch Slap
2009 Actor
Gage
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Art That Moves
2009 Actor
Legend of the Seeker
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★ 7.6
Legend of the Seeker
2008 Director
The Map Reader
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★ 5.6
The Map Reader
2008 Actor
Alison's Father
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Rocked the Nation
2008 Self
The Tattooist
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★ 5.1
The Tattooist
2007 Actor
Crash
We're Here to Help
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★ 6.3
We're Here to Help
2007 Actor
Rodney Hide
The Last Magic Show
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★ 6.2
The Last Magic Show
2007 Actor
Trevor Norton
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Evil in Ink: The Tattooist
2007 Self
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Here to Stay
2007 Self
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Sunrise
2007 Self
Maddigan's Quest
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★ 6.9
Maddigan's Quest
2006 Actor
Maska
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island
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★ 4.6
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island
2006 Director
Treasure Island Kids: The Mystery of Treasure Island
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★ 5.1
Treasure Island Kids: The Mystery of Treasure Island
2006 Director
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Artsville
2005 Actor
Narrator
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Air Force
2005 Actor
Narrator
Fracture
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★ 6.4
Fracture
2004 Actor
Athol Peet
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Headliners
2004 Self
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Frontseat
2004 Self
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Test the Nation: The New Zealand IQ Test 2003
2003 Self
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Stage Challenge Grand Final 2003
2003 Self
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★ 7.3
Honey
2002 Actor
Nic
Breakfast
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Breakfast
2002 Self
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Showstoppers
2002 Self
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★ 9.1
Lucy Lawless: Kiwi Superstar
2001 Self Actor
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★ 8.3
Love Mussel
2001 Director
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The Man Who Has Everything
2001 Actor
George Allwell
Jack of All Trades
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★ 7.7
Jack of All Trades
2000 Director
Jubilee
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★ 5.8
Jubilee
2000 Director
Typhon's People
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★ 7.3
Typhon's People
2000 Actor
Constantine
Topp Twins III
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Topp Twins III
2000 Actor
Celebrity Golfer
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Going, Going, Gone
2000 Actor
Narrator
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Today Live with Susan Wood
2000 Self Actor
I'll Make You Happy
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★ 5.4
I'll Make You Happy
1999 Actor
Lou
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This Is It
1999 Actor
Various historical figures
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Sunday News Give Us a Clue
1999 Self Actor
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Squeeze
1998 Self Actor
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Backch@t
1998 Self Actor
Amazon High
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★ 6.2
Amazon High
1997 Director
Project: Assassin
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★ 4.8
Project: Assassin
1997 Actor
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★ 6.6
Duggan
1997 Actor
Michael Taylor
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★ 6.4
A Moment Passing
1997 Actor
Joey
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★ 6.0
Highwater
1997 Actor
Hugh Chance
The Bar
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The Bar
1997 Actor
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Give Us a Clue
1997 Self Actor
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Good Morning
1997 Self
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The Road to Jerusalem
1997 Actor
Reader
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★ 5.7
Clown Story
1996 Writer
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Town and Country
1996 Self Actor
Xena: Warrior Princess
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★ 6.8
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995 Director
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
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★ 6.5
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 Actor Director
The Widow Twanky
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Sunday
1995 Self
Hercules and the Amazon Women
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★ 6.3
Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994 Actor
Iolaus
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
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★ 6.0
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
1994 Actor
Iolaus
Hercules in the Underworld
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★ 6.4
Hercules in the Underworld
1994 Actor
Ledus
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★ 6.7
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
1994 Director Writer
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Body and Soul
1994 Self Actor