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Michael Hurst

New Zealand actor, director and writer

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Born 1957 · age 69New Zealand
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  • Age
    69
    Born 1957
  • Known for
    Bitch Slap
    2009
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Updated 2026-06-24

Michael Eric Hurst ONZM is a British-born New Zealand actor, director, and writer. He is known as a theatre actor, especially in Shakespearean roles, and more widely known for his roles in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess as Iolaus. He directed the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Ash vs Evil Dead. He plays a lead role in the 2025 Australian satirical dark comedy film Birthright.

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  • Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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Source confidence85.0
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