Michael Hurst (born Michael Eric Hurst) is a British-born New Zealand actor, director and writer, mostly on stage and television.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Sweet Tooth (2021)
Guest starring as Walt
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x05: The Tail-Tale Heart (Jun 6, 2024) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x03: The Pack (Jun 6, 2024) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x02: Thank God I'm a Country Boy (Jun 6, 2024) [Co-Star]
My Life Is Murder (2019)
Guest starring as Otto Klein
- Episode 2x10: Pleasure and Pain (Oct 18, 2021)
The Lion Queen (2015)
Starring as Narrator
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: What Future for Andi's Lions? (Feb 21, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Out of Control? (Feb 20, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Saved from the Lion Industry (Feb 19, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Fire and Ice (Feb 18, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: New Arrivals and a Sad Goodbye (Feb 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: A Midwife to Lions (Feb 16, 2015)
Our Big Blue Backyard (2014)
Starring as Narrator
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Banks Peninsula (Dec 4, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Auckland Islands (Nov 27, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: Fiordland (Nov 20, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Chatham Islands (Nov 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: White Island (Nov 6, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Kermadec Islands (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Stewart Island (Dec 7, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Open Bay Islands (Nov 30, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Kaikoura (Nov 23, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: The Poor Knights (Nov 16, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Goat Island (Nov 9, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Northland (Nov 2, 2014)
The Almighty Johnsons (2011)
Guest starring as Kvasir
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: Does This Look Like Asgard? (May 23, 2012) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x12: You Call This the Real World? (May 16, 2012) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x11: The House of Jerome (May 9, 2012) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x01: And Then She Will Come to You (Feb 29, 2012) [Co-Star]
Maddigan's Quest (2006)
Starring as Maska
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Solis (Feb 16, 2006)
- Episode 1x12: Laketown (Feb 15, 2006)
- Episode 1x11: Pilgrim's Vantage (Feb 14, 2006)
- Episode 1x10: Birdboys (Feb 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x09: Off the Map (Feb 9, 2006)
- Episode 1x08: Tunnellers (Feb 8, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: Newton (Feb 7, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: Plague (Feb 6, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: Greentown (Feb 2, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Gramth (Jan 31, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Hillfolk (Jan 30, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Road Rats (Jan 26, 2006)
Andromeda (2000)
Guest starring as Ryan
- Episode 2x20: The Knight, Death, and the Devil (May 4, 2002)
Jack of All Trades (2000)
Guest starring as Captain Nardo da Vinci
- Episode 2x02: Shark Bait (Oct 14, 2000)
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Guest starring as Iolaus
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: The Quest (Feb 3, 1997)
- Episode 1x08: Prometheus (Nov 6, 1995)
Guest starring as Charon
- Episode 1x16: Mortal Beloved (Feb 12, 1996)
Guest starring as Nigel
- Episode 6x13: You Are There (Feb 10, 2001)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1994)
Starring as Iolaus
(65 episodes)
- Episode 6x07: A Wicked Good Time (Nov 20, 1999)
- Episode 6x06: City of the Dead (Nov 13, 1999)
- Episode 6x04: Darkness Visible (Oct 30, 1999)
- Episode 6x02: Love Amazon Style (Oct 9, 1999)
- Episode 5x22: Revelations (May 22, 1999)
- Episode 5x16: We'll Always Have Cyprus (Feb 27, 1999)
- Episode 5x14: Just Passing Through (Feb 13, 1999)
- Episode 5x03: Resurrection (Oct 17, 1998)
- Episode 5x02: Descent (Oct 10, 1998)
- Episode 5x01: Faith (Oct 3, 1998)
- Episode 4x22: Reunions (May 23, 1998)
- Episode 4x21: Top God (May 16, 1998)
- Episode 4x20: Twilight (May 9, 1998)
- Episode 4x19: War Wounds (May 2, 1998)
- Episode 4x18: My Fair Cupcake (Apr 25, 1998)
- Episode 4x17: One Fowl Day (Apr 4, 1998)
- Episode 4x16: Porkules (Mar 28, 1998)
- Episode 4x15: Yes Virginia, There is a Hercules (Mar 7, 1998)
- Episode 4x14: Armageddon Now (2) (Feb 28, 1998)
- Episode 4x13: Armageddon Now (1) (Feb 21, 1998)
- Episode 4x11: Medea Culpa (Feb 7, 1998)
- Episode 4x10: Hercules on Trial (Jan 31, 1998)
- Episode 4x06: Two Men and a Baby (Nov 15, 1997)
- Episode 4x05: Stranger in a Strange World (Nov 8, 1997)
- Episode 4x04: Web of Desire (Nov 1, 1997)
- Episode 4x02: Hero's Heart (Oct 18, 1997)
- Episode 3x21: A Rock and a Hard Place (May 17, 1997)
- Episode 3x20: War Bride (May 10, 1997)
- Episode 3x16: The Lost City (Mar 8, 1997)
- Episode 3x15: Judgment Day (Mar 2, 1997)
- Episode 3x14: When a Man Loves a Woman (Feb 22, 1997)
- Episode 3x13: Encounter (Feb 15, 1997)
- Episode 3x12: Surprise (Feb 8, 1997)
- Episode 3x11: Long Live the King (Feb 1, 1997)
- Episode 3x10: The Lady and the Dragon (Jan 25, 1997)
- Episode 3x09: A Star to Guide Them (Dec 21, 1996)
- Episode 3x08: Prince Hercules (Nov 30, 1996)
- Episode 3x06: Monster Child in the Promised Land (Nov 16, 1996)
- Episode 3x05: Not Fade Away (Nov 9, 1996)
- Episode 3x03: Love Takes a Holiday (Oct 26, 1996)
- Episode 2x24: The Cave of Echoes (Jul 6, 1996)
- Episode 2x21: The Wedding of Alcmene (May 12, 1996)
- Episode 2x20: Protean Challenge (May 4, 1996)
- Episode 2x19: King for a Day (Mar 30, 1996)
- Episode 2x18: Promises (Mar 15, 1996)
- Episode 2x17: The Apple (Mar 1, 1996)
- Episode 2x15: Heedless Hearts (Feb 16, 1996)
- Episode 2x14: Once a Hero (Feb 9, 1996)
- Episode 2x13: The Enforcer (Jan 26, 1996)
- Episode 2x12: The Sword of Veracity (Jan 19, 1996)
- Episode 2x11: Highway to Hades (Dec 1, 1995)
- Episode 2x10: Cast a Giant Shadow (Nov 24, 1995)
- Episode 2x07: The Mother of All Monsters (Oct 27, 1995)
- Episode 2x04: Siege at Naxos (Oct 6, 1995)
- Episode 2x03: What's in a Name? (Sep 29, 1995)
- Episode 2x01: The King of Thieves (Sep 15, 1995)
- Episode 1x13: Unchained Heart (May 21, 1995)
- Episode 1x11: The Vanishing Dead (May 7, 1995)
- Episode 1x10: Gladiator (Apr 2, 1995)
- Episode 1x09: The Warrior Princess (Mar 26, 1995)
- Episode 1x08: The March to Freedom (Mar 19, 1995)
- Episode 1x07: Pride Comes Before a Brawl (Mar 12, 1995)
- Episode 1x01: The Wrong Path (Jan 29, 1995)
- Episode S01 Special: Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (Nov 24, 1994)
- Episode S01 Special: Hercules and the Amazon Women (May 5, 1994)
Guest starring as Charon the Boatman
- Episode S01 Special: Hercules in the Underworld (Nov 18, 1994)
Guest starring as Charon
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x11: Highway to Hades (Dec 1, 1995) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x08: The Other Side (Nov 10, 1995)
Guest starring as Orestes
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x11: Long Live the King (Feb 1, 1997) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x19: King for a Day (Mar 30, 1996)
Guest starring as Jean-Pierre
- Episode 3x17: Les Contemptibles (Apr 19, 1997) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Iolaus II
(6 episodes)
- Episode 5x21: My Best Girl's Wedding (May 15, 1999)
- Episode 5x20: Fade Out (May 8, 1999)
- Episode 5x18: Love on the Rocks (Apr 24, 1999)
- Episode 5x17: The Academy (Mar 27, 1999)
- Episode 5x14: Just Passing Through (Feb 13, 1999)
- Episode 4x05: Stranger in a Strange World (Nov 8, 1997) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as The Widow Twanky
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x15: Greece is Burning (Feb 20, 1999)
- Episode 4x12: Men in Pink (Feb 14, 1998)
- Episode 4x08: ...And Fancy Free (Nov 29, 1997)
Guest starring as Paul Robert Coyle
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x09: For Those of You Just Joining Us (Jan 9, 1999)
- Episode 4x15: Yes Virginia, There is a Hercules (Mar 7, 1998)
Guest starring as Dahak
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x11: Redemption (Jan 23, 1999)
- Episode 5x10: Let There Be Light (Jan 16, 1999)
- Episode 5x08: Darkness Rising (Nov 21, 1998)
Guest starring as Beggar
- Episode 5x15: Greece is Burning (Feb 20, 1999)
Power Rangers (1993)
Guest starring as Silverhead
- Episode 13x28: Robotpalooza (Aug 29, 2005)
Guest starring as Vexacus
(12 episodes)
- Episode 11x38: Storm Before the Calm (2) (Nov 15, 2003)
- Episode 11x37: Storm Before the Calm (1) (Nov 15, 2003)
- Episode 11x36: Down and Dirty (Oct 18, 2003)
- Episode 11x35: A Gem of a Day (Oct 18, 2003)
- Episode 11x34: General Deception (2) (Oct 4, 2003)
- Episode 11x33: General Deception (1) (Oct 4, 2003)
- Episode 11x32: Eye of the Storm (Sep 27, 2003)
- Episode 11x31: Double-Edged Blake (Sep 27, 2003)
- Episode 11x30: The Wild Wipeout (Sep 20, 2003)
- Episode 11x28: Shimazu Returns (2) (Aug 16, 2003)
- Episode 11x26: Shane's Karma (2) (Aug 9, 2003)
- Episode 11x25: Shane's Karma (1) (Aug 9, 2003)
Guest starring as DJ Drummond
- Episode 11x21: All About Beevil (Jul 5, 2003)
Guest starring as Nibyro Guardian
(2 episodes)
- Episode 30x10: The End (Sep 29, 2023)
- Episode 28x20: Waking Nightmares (Dec 4, 2021)
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
Guest starring as Lt. Simmons
- Episode 6x06: The Long Rain (Sep 19, 1992)
Crew Credits
Between Two Worlds (2020)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Episode 10 (Sep 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: Episode 9 (Sep 6, 2020)
Mystic (2020)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Return (Mar 23, 2021)
- Episode 1x12: The Truth (Mar 23, 2021)
- Episode 1x11: The Claim (Mar 23, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: The Discovery (Mar 23, 2021)
- Episode 1x09: The Secret (Mar 23, 2021)
The Dead Lands (2020)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Sacrifice of Innocence (Mar 5, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Broken Promises (Feb 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: A Question of Identity (Feb 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Generational Warfare (Feb 13, 2020)
My Life Is Murder (2019)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x02: Tough Love (Apr 28, 2024)
- Episode 4x01: To Dye For (Apr 21, 2024)
- Episode 3x01: It Takes Two (Aug 29, 2022)
- Episode 2x10: Pleasure and Pain (Oct 18, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: Wild Life (Oct 11, 2021)
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Fire in the Hole (Dec 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: The Killer of Killers (Dec 5, 2015)
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x03: Playing the Lie (Oct 12, 2014)
Step Dave (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: Will You, Won't You (Nov 24, 2015)
- Episode 2x12: Kids (Nov 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Promise And Deliver (Mar 25, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Meeting The Mother (Mar 18, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Bromance (Mar 11, 2014)
Femme Fatales (2011)
Show crew as Consulting Producer
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x11: One Man's Death (Jul 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x11: The Clinic (Jul 15, 2011)
- Episode 1x09: Angel & Demons (Jul 1, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: The White Flower (Jun 10, 2011)
Episode crew as Writer
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x11: One Man's Death (Jul 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x11: The Clinic (Jul 15, 2011)
- Episode 1x09: Angel & Demons (Jul 1, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: The White Flower (Jun 10, 2011)
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x03: Paterfamilias (Feb 4, 2011)
Spartacus (2010)
Episode crew as Director
(7 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: The Dead and the Dying (Apr 5, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Decimation (Feb 22, 2013)
- Episode 2x06: Chosen Path (Mar 2, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: Fugitivus (Jan 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x12: Revelations (Apr 9, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: Whore (Mar 19, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Shadow Games (Feb 19, 2010)
Jack of All Trades (2000)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: One, Two, Three: Give Me Lady Liberty! (Nov 18, 2000)
- Episode 2x04: The Morning After (Nov 4, 2000)
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Episode crew as Director
(6 episodes)
- Episode 6x15: To Helicon and Back (Feb 24, 2001)
- Episode 6x04: Who's Gurkhan? (Oct 28, 2000)
- Episode 5x18: Antony & Cleopatra (Apr 24, 2000)
- Episode 5x16: Lifeblood (Mar 13, 2000)
- Episode 4x06: A Tale of Two Muses (Nov 7, 1998)
- Episode 2x15: A Day in the Life (Feb 17, 1997)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1994)
Episode crew as Director
(6 episodes)
- Episode 5x15: Greece is Burning (Feb 20, 1999)
- Episode 5x07: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge (Nov 14, 1998)
- Episode 5x01: Faith (Oct 3, 1998)
- Episode 4x17: One Fowl Day (Apr 4, 1998)
- Episode 4x08: ...And Fancy Free (Nov 29, 1997)
- Episode 3x01: Mercenary (Oct 12, 1996)
Power Rangers (1993)
Episode crew as Director
(12 episodes)
- Episode 30x10: The End (Sep 29, 2023)
- Episode 30x09: Master Plan (Sep 29, 2023)
- Episode 30x08: Changing Sides (Sep 29, 2023)
- Episode 30x03: Off Grid (Sep 29, 2023)
- Episode 30x02: Beyond Repair (Sep 29, 2023)
- Episode 30x01: Lightning Strikes (Sep 29, 2023)
- Episode 28x21: Void Trap (Dec 11, 2021)
- Episode 28x20: Waking Nightmares (Dec 4, 2021)
- Episode 28x19: The Makeover (Nov 27, 2021)
- Episode 28x08: Unexpected Guest (Apr 17, 2021)
- Episode 28x07: Stego Search (Apr 10, 2021)
- Episode 28x06: Superstition Strikes (Apr 3, 2021)