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Dec 30, 2021 · Michael Hurst played the role of Iolaus in the 1995 television Hercules, based on the famous legend. He played the role for six years. The TV series was hugely popular and has been broadcast in over one hundred countries since its premiere. The show also starred Kevin Sorbo as Hercules.
Michael Eric Hurst ONZM (born 20 September 1957) is a British -born New Zealand actor, director and writer. He is known internationally for acting in the television programs Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess as Iolaus.
16 Videos. 20 Photos. 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.
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Iolaus of Thebes is a regular character on the television show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, played by Michael Hurst. He is the best friend of the demigod Hercules, and grew up with him in the same village. They went to Cheiron's Academy together, fought in their first war together, and have...
Michael Eric Hurst ONZM (born September 20, 1957) is the actor and director most famously known for portraying Iolaus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. A near-native New Zealand performer, Hurst is married to actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand and has two sons. Hurst also played a host of other...
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With Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, Kevin Smith, Robert Trebor. Hercules is half-man, half-god and a hero of fantastic strength. After his malevolent stepmother, Hera, kills his wife and children, he wanders about Earth with mortal best friend Iolaus, fighting evil and trying to overcome his loss.
Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as Iolaus, it was produced from January 16, 1995, to November 22, 1999. It ran for six seasons, producing action figures and other memorabilia as it became one of the highest-rated syndicated television shows in the world at that time.
