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Michael Hurst(I)

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  • Director
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Michael Hurst
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Michael Hurst was born on 20 September 1957 in Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995), Bitch Slap (2009) and Spartacus (2010). He has been married to Jennifer Ward-Lealand since 31 January 1988. They have two children.
BornSeptember 20, 1957
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BornSeptember 20, 1957
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      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Iolaus
    • Iolaus II
    • The Widow Twanky
    • Charon
    • Orestes
    • Paul Robert Coyle
    • Dahak
    • Sordis
    • Jean Pierre
    • Jester Iolaus
    • Beggar
    Erin Cummings, America Olivo, and Julia Voth in Bitch Slap (2009)
    Bitch Slap
    4.5
    • Gage
    • 2009
    Andy Whitfield in Spartacus (2010)
    Spartacus
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Roman Messenger(uncredited)
    Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
    Xena: Warrior Princess
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Actor

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Smoky
      • Bill Hart
      • Completed
    • Shearing the Love
      • Post-production
    • Our Party
      • John
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Good Bones
      • Mick
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Billy Cox, Charlie Clark, Shelby Kua, Joe To'o, Lauren O'Hara, Olivia Parker, and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne in Feelings Club (2026)
      Feelings Club
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Headmaster Sutherland
      • 2026
    • Hannah Marshall and Pax Assadi in Settling (2026)
      Settling
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Stevie
      • 2026
    • Evil Dead Burn (2026)
      Evil Dead Burn
      6.3
      • Benjamin Price (voice)
      • 2026
    • Birthright (2025)
      Birthright
      6.8
      • Richard
      • 2025
    • Adrienne Wilkinson in We Have Many Skills (2023)
      We Have Many Skills
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Possibly Nigel
      • 2024
    • Sweet Tooth (2021)
      Sweet Tooth
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Walt
      • 2024
    • The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash (2022)
      The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Moogabi
      • 2022–2024
    • Hunter Deno and Tessa Rao in Power Rangers Cosmic Fury (2023)
      Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Nibyro Guardian (voice)
      • 2023
    • Nick Afoa and Richard Short in Mysterious Ways (2023)
      Mysterious Ways
      6.0
      • Bishop
      • 2023
    • Xana Tang in Princess of Chaos (2022)
      Princess of Chaos
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Len Brown
      • 2022
    • Michael Hurst, Marshall Napier, Nell Fisher, Rama Marrow, Josh McKenzie, Kali Kopae, and Delaney Tabron in Northspur (2022)
      Northspur
      4.4
      • Green
      • 2022
    • Michael Hurst and Vanessa Riddell in Worthy of Thee (2022)
      Worthy of Thee
      Short
      • Robert Walker
      • 2022
    • Lucy Lawless and Ebony Vagulans in My Life Is Murder (2019)
      My Life Is Murder
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Otto Klein
      • 2021
    • Russell Curry, Hunter Deno, Tessa Rao, Chance Perez, and Kainalu Moya in Power Rangers Dino Fury (2021)
      Power Rangers Dino Fury
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Nibyro Guardian (voice)
      • 2021
    • Mirabai Pease in Joint Venture (2021)
      Joint Venture
      TV Mini Series
      • Karl
      • 2021

    Director

    • Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
      Spartacus: House of Ashur
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Lucy Lawless and Ebony Vagulans in My Life Is Murder (2019)
      My Life Is Murder
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2025
    • Hunter Deno and Tessa Rao in Power Rangers Cosmic Fury (2023)
      Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2023
    • Russell Curry, Hunter Deno, Tessa Rao, Chance Perez, and Kainalu Moya in Power Rangers Dino Fury (2021)
      Power Rangers Dino Fury
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Mystic (2020)
      Mystic
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Dan Musgrove, Esther Stephens, and Pana Hema Taylor in Westside (2015)
      Westside
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2020
    • Between Two Worlds (2020)
      Between Two Worlds
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Darneen Christian and Te Kohe Tuhaka in The Dead Lands (2020)
      The Dead Lands
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • 800 Words (2015)
      800 Words
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2018
    • Anya Banerjee in Balloons (2016)
      Balloons
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
      Ash vs Evil Dead
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Step Dave (2014)
      Step Dave
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014–2015
    • Tatau (2015)
      Tatau
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland in The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014)
      The Brokenwood Mysteries
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Timothy Balme, Dean O'Gorman, Jared Turner, Ben Barrington, and Emmett Skilton in The Almighty Johnsons (2011)
      The Almighty Johnsons
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Smoky
      • executive producer
      • Completed
    • Andy Whitfield in Spartacus (2010)
      Spartacus
      8.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

    • Official site
      • michaelhurst.co.nz - curriculum vitae
    • Alternative names
      • Edith Sidebottom
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • September 20, 1957
      • Lancashire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Jennifer Ward-LealandJanuary 31, 1988 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Stage play: Jack and the Beanstalk - Playing Mrs. Sidebottom, also writer and director, for Watershed Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Publicity listings
      • 54 Interviews
      • 64 Articles
      • 14 Pictorials
      • 21 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      Appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit "for service to film and the theatre" in 2005

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