Michael Hurst O.N.Z.M.

As a teenager Michael attempted escape from his parents' troubled home life by going to the movies, where he would sometimes have fun practicing stunt fighting on the steps of the theatre's foyer.

Michael starred in the American movie B**** Slap along with his former Hercules and Xena co-stars Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor playing minor roles.

In 2006, Michael was invited to participate as a director in 24-Hour Deadline Theatre, which randomly assigned a writer, a director, and three actors to each of 8 teams. Each team was given the same mystery props and twenty-four hours in which to write, create, and rehearse a short play. All of the plays were then performed in front of a paying audience when the time had elapsed.