He is known internationally for acting in the television programs Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess as Iolaus.
Crime thriller Dangerous Orphans (1986) is the first film in which Hurst co-starred with real-life partner Jennifer Ward-Lealand (he had already acted with her on-stage).
In 1993, he starred alongside Australian Sophie Lee and Brit Greg Wise in the TV thriller Typhon's People.
Written by Braindead's Stephen Sinclair and starring Kevin Smith, Love Mussel is a mockumentary about a fictional township which erects a monument to a shellfish with Viagra-like properties.
[5][6] In 2015, after runs in New Zealand and at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Hurst directed The Generation of Z: Apocalypse at a purpose-built venue in East London between 4 April 2015 to July 2015.
[citation needed] He has also appeared in several solo stage productions including No Holds Bard (based on several Shakespearian characters) in 2018,[6] and An Illiad in 2019.