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Michael Hurst(I)

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Michael Hurst
Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save lives - and deaths?
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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

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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
    • Dahak
    • Orestes
    • Paul Robert Coyle
    • Beggar
    • Jean Pierre
    • Jester Iolaus
    • Sordis
    Erin Cummings, America Olivo, and Julia Voth in Bitch Slap (2009)
    Bitch Slap
    4.5
    • Gage
    • 2009
    Liam McIntyre in Spartacus (2010)
    Spartacus
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Roman Messenger(uncredited)
    Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
    Xena: Warrior Princess
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Charon
    • Iolaus
    • Nigel

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    Actor

    • The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash
      • Moogabi
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2007
    • Birthright
      • Richard
      • Post-production
    • Sweet Tooth (2021)
      Sweet Tooth
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Walt
      • 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
      7.0
      • Bishop
      • 2023
    • Xana Tang in Princess of Chaos (2022)
      Princess of Chaos
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Len Brown
      • 2022
    • Michael Hurst, Marshall Napier, Nell Fisher, Rama Marrow, Josh McKenzie, Kali Kopae, and Delaney Tabron in Northspur (2022)
      Northspur
      4.6
      • Green
      • 2022
    • Michael Hurst and Vanessa Riddell in Worthy of Thee (2022)
      Worthy of Thee
      Short
      • Robert Walker
      • 2022
    • 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
    • Macey Chipping in Mystic (2020)
      Mystic
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Richard
      • 2021
    • Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, and Tomai Ihaia in Dead (2020)
      Dead
      5.5
      • Ross Marbeck
      • 2020
    • Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Daniel Musgrove, Esther Stephens, and Pana Hema Taylor in Westside (2015)
      Westside
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Blood donor
      • Prisoner (uncredited)
      • 2017–2019
    • Jennifer Ward-Lealand in Vermilion (2018)
      Vermilion
      6.9
      • Smoking Man
      • 2018
    • Kura Forrester in The Adventures of Suzy Boon (2014)
      The Adventures of Suzy Boon
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Michael
      • 2018
    • High Road (2013)
      High Road
      7.1
      TV Series
      • The Director
      • 2016

    Director

    • My Life Is Murder (2019)
      My Life Is Murder
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2024
    • Hunter Deno and Tessa Rao in Power Rangers Cosmic Fury (2023)
      Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 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
    • Power Rangers All (1993)
      Power Rangers All
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Macey Chipping in Mystic (2020)
      Mystic
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Daniel 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
    • 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
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014–2015
    • Tatau (2015)
      Tatau
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Neill Rea, Nic Sampson, 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

    • Liam McIntyre in Spartacus (2010)
      Spartacus
      8.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012
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    Personal details

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

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