Cast & creator
Michael Hurst
Best known for Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess, Xena: Warrior Princess
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.
Also known as: Michael Hurst (I), Michael Eric Hurst, Billy Wagstaff, Edith Sidebottom
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film credits
44
television credits
63
1984–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (87)
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Spartacus
Director
2010
Xena: Warrior Princess
Charon
1995Xena: Warrior Princess
Iolaus
1995Xena: Warrior Princess
Director
1995
Evil Dead Burn
Benjamin Price (voice)
2026
Power Rangers
Vexacus (voice)
1993Power Rangers
Nibyro Guardian (voice)
1993Power Rangers
Director
1993
Andromeda
Ryan
2000
Legend of the Seeker
Amfortas
2008Legend of the Seeker
Director
2008
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Director
2014
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Iolaus
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Charon
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Iolaus / Charon
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Iolaus / Orestes
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Director
1995
Sweet Tooth
Walt
2021
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Roger Shumway
1985
Ash vs Evil Dead
Director
2015
My Life Is Murder
Otto Klein
2019My Life Is Murder
Director
2019
Femme Fatales
FBI Technician
2011Femme Fatales
Director
2011Femme Fatales
Writer
2011
Young Hercules
Charon
1998
800 Words
Director
2015
Jack of All Trades
2000Jack of All Trades
Director
2000
Westside
Director
2015
Step Dave
Director
2014
The Almighty Johnsons
Kvasir
2011The Almighty Johnsons
Director
2011
The Hardy Boys
Barman
1995
The New Adventures of Black Beauty
1990
Bitch Slap
Gage
2009
Between Two Worlds
Director
2020
Good Bones
Mick / Colin
2026
Auckland Daze
Michael
2011
Mataku
Dr. Forbes
2002
Hercules in the Underworld
Charon the Boatman
1994
Our Big Blue Backyard
Narrator (voice)
2014
Maddigan's Quest
2006
Northspur
Green
2023
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
Iolaus
1994
The Tattooist
Crash
2007
Terry Teo
Cornelius Jones
2016
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Iolaus
1994
Tatau
Director
2015
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
Ioalus (voice)
1998The Adventures of Suzy Boon
Michael
2014
Our Party
2025
Vermilion
Smoking Man
2018Duggan
Michael Taylor
1997
I'll Make You Happy
Lou
1999
Young Hercules
Jeweler
1998
Jubilee
Director
2000
Death Warmed Up
Michael Tucker
1984
Typhon's People
Constantine
1993
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen
Iolaus
1997
We're Here to Help
Rodney Hide
2007The Bar
Man Discussing Break-Up
Princess of Chaos
Len Brown
2022
Desperate Remedies
Willam Poyser
1993I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Director
1994I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Screenplay
1994
Shearing the Love
Amazon High
Director
1997
Treasure Island Kids: The Mystery of Treasure Island
Director
2006
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island
2006Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island
Director
2006Project: Assassin
Ellis Walker
1996
Mysterious Ways
Bishop
2023Highwater
Hugh Chance
1997
Dead
Ross
2020A Moment Passing
Joey
1997
The Footstep Man
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Barman
1992
Fracture
Athol Peet
2004
Constance
Photographer
1985
The Last Magic Show
Trevor Norton
2007Love Mussel
Stephen Jessop
2001Love Mussel
Director
2001Art That Moves: The Work of Len Lye
Voice
2009
The Map Reader
Alison's father
2008
Dangerous Orphans
Moir
1985
Birthright
Richard
2026View from Olympus
Narrator (voice)
2012