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Michael Hurst

1957 - Today

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Michael Eric Hurst ONZM is a 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hurst is the 5,286th most popular actor (down from 5,023rd in 2024), the 4,218th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,811th in 2019) and the 606th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Hurst ranks 5,286 out of 13,578. Before him are Jake Weber, William S. Hart, Saffron Burrows, Matt Craven, Kamal Haasan, and Gustaw Holoubek. After him are Billy Gilbert, Laura Innes, Elizabeth Spriggs, Cyril Raffaelli, John Getz, and Justin Long.

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Among people born in 1957, Michael Hurst ranks 334. Before him are Rabih Abou-Khalil, Phil Mahre, Peter Murphy, Denise Crosby, Carol Cheng, and Lucio Gutiérrez. After him are Laura Innes, Márta Sebestyén, Alexander Dityatin, Heather Thomas, Kenyu Horiuchi, and Gediminas Vagnorius.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Hurst ranks 4,219 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Hordern (1911), Thomas Thomson (1817), Jake Weber (1963), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), Saffron Burrows (1972), and Sandy Denny (1947). After him are Elizabeth Spriggs (1929), Queenie Newall (1854), Roland Orzabal (1961), William Warham (1450), Ray Wilson (1934), and Richard Gunn (1871).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael Hurst ranks 606. Before him are Callum Keith Rennie (1960), Conleth Hill (1964), Kris Marshall (1973), Michael Hordern (1911), Jake Weber (1963), and Saffron Burrows (1972). After him are Elizabeth Spriggs (1929), Florence Pugh (1996), Peter Davison (1951), Ian Charleson (1949), Bonnie Wright (1991), and Frank Dillane (1991).

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