Actor: Tony Todd
Biography: A slave and gladiator forced to fight for Menas Maxius. Hercules and Iolaus got themselves enslaved by Menas in order to free him, but Gladius had all but given up hope of freedom and believed his wife dead. He helped Hercules fight against Menas and secured his freedom.
Actor: Jed Brophy
Background: This unscrupulous fellow is always on the lookout to make a Dinar or two. When he witnessed the Enforcer materialize out of the water and kill a man he knew he had a unique money making opportunity on his hands. In return for showing her where Hercules was she allowed him to travel with her so he could rob the people she killed along the way. Eventually she grew tired of him and left him stuck up a tree.
Actor: Kenneth McGregor
Biography: A cruel warlord. He was delighted to find out that his daughter Rena was to marry Hercules, but when his snivelling right-hand man Pallaeus informed him that she was not marrying the real Hercules, but was instead marrying an imposter, Gorgus tried to kill the imposter, who turned out to be Hercules' brother Iphicles and it was up to the demi-god to save his brother. Iolaus defeated Gorgus and he was brought to justice.
Actor: Brian Thomson
Biography: the leader of a barbarian horde that had been terrorizing Naxos. Hercules and Iolaus captured him after he killed Iolaus' friend, but were forced to flee to an abandoned fortress when Goth's second-in-command Bledar led the army to free Goth. At the fortess, Goth met Elora who was an old love of his. He tried to persuade her to free him. She did not do so, but she did not tell Hercules about the secret escape route either. Bledar captured Iolaus and offered him in exchange for Goth. Hercules made the trade, but during the switch Goth taunted Iolaus and Iolaus recaptured Goth and brought him back into the fortress. Elora told Hercules about the escape tunnel and they fled the fortess. Goth was brought to stand trial at Athens.
Actor: Mark Ferguson, Erik Thomson
Biography: The God of the Underworld, Hades may be harsh, but he is fair and often willing to compromise. When Deianera commits suicide, he allows Hercules to take her back in return for Hercules catching the three headed dog Cerberus for him. And later when he kidnaps Persephone to be his wife, Hercules helps settle the argument between Hades and Persephone's mother Demeter by suggesting that Persephone stay in the Underworld with Hades six months of the year and stay with her mother the other six months. Because of this Hades is quite well disposed to Hercules and will often help him out providing it means not bending the rules too much.
Actress: Nancy Scroder
Biography: Finding the idea of having grandchildren with divine blood appealing, King Thespius decided that he wanted all fifty of his daughters to have a child by Hercules. The sisters had no qualms about this and pursued Hercules who was desperately trying to get away from them. In the end he managed to pass Salmoneus off to them and they seemed content enough with him although doubtless Thespius wasn't too pleased. The sisters caught up with Hercules again at his mother's wedding to Jason, but once more he managed to elude them
Actress: Belinda Todd, Meg Foster
Biography: Hercules' evil stepmother and Queen of the Gods. She resents Hercules as she sees him as a symbol of Zeus' infidelity. She cannot kill the demi-god outright due to the protections Zeus has bestowed on him, but she has no problems with getting others to attempt the task and she delights in amking Herc's life a misery. Her most evil act was using the fire monster Pyro to destroy Hercules' family. When she tried to take over Olympos from Zeus, she offered a truce to Hercules if he joined her side. He refused and teamed up with Zeus against her and the other Gods who had allied themselves to her. Hercules managed to defeat her and trapped her in the Pit of tartarus with Chronos and the other Titans. Zeus got their grandson Evander to rescue her from the pit, but when she returned she had lost her memory. Ares returned it to her and she tried to destroy Hercules, but in the conflict Evander was killed. Zeus and Hera used their joint powers to restore him to life and from that point on Hera was a changed Goddess.
Actor: Kevin Sorbo, Ian Bohen (Young Hercules)
Biography: The world's greatest hero. The son of Zeus, King of the Gods and the mortal woman Alcmene, Hercules uses his his divine strength in the aid of all people. His father was never really there for him and Hercules looked on the centaur Ceridan, who was his master at the academy as a father figure. Despite this, there are many who wish him dead. Most notably, Hera, Queen of the Gods and the wife of Zeus, she despises Hercules because he is a testament to Zeus' infidelity and has tried to destroy Hercules and his loved ones at every opportunity. Despite the many tragedies that have befallen him, not least of which both of his wives being killed, Hercules continues to be a force of good in the world and even today he is doing good deeds, posing as American actor Kevin Sorbo.
Actress: Roma Downey
Biography: Queen of the Amazon Tribe that plagued Pithus' village, Hippolytia was a servant of Hera who convinced her that all men are worthless and no mercy should be shown to them. Hercules managed to convince her that in stereotyping men, she was becoming everything she hated and Hippolytia refused to follow Hera's orders. Hera possessed her and had her raid the village. Hercules fought her but refused to kill her so Hera made her leap into a crevasse to spite Hercules. Zeus grudgingly agreed to put time back so that Hippolytia would not have to die, but she and Hercules would never meet.
Actor: Dean O'Gorman
Biography: Hercules' cousin. He came to ask Hercules aid when Xena's army was about to sack his village and those surrounding it. Hercules came to help, but found Xena had been replaced by her even more evil lieutenant Darphus. Iloran aided Hercules and Xena in defeating Darphus.
Actor: Michael Hurst, Dean O'Gorman (Young Iolaus)
Biography: Iolaus has been Hercules' best friend for many years ever since they met at Cheiron's academy. A former thief, Iolaus has long since repented his unlawful ways and is now a permanent force for good. His happy-go-lucky attitude amkes him a popular guy, especially among the ladies, but Iolaus has had more than his fair share of tragedy. Not only did he lose his wife Anya and their children to mysterious circumstances, but Iolaus himself has been killed three times. The first two times Hercules brought him back without too much hassle, but the third time was more complicated. In saving Nebula, Iolaus was killed by the treacherous Gilgamesh and Dahak took Iolaus' body as his own. Hercules teamed up with Zarathrusta to defeat Dahak and Iolaus was allowed to become a Servant of the Light in Heaven. Iolaus broke his pact with the angels however, in warning Hercules of Michael's plan to unleash the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on the world. As punishment Iolaus was deprived of his staus of Servant of the Light, but allowed to return to Earth to fight at Hercules' side.
Actress: Marley Shelton
Biography: Iole came to Hercules' home to ask him to help her home town of Gryphon, where a portal to the Underworld had opened. Hercules agreed to help her, but Deianera grew jealous of Iole and thought that she would try and steal Hercules from her. In fact Iole did just that, but Hercules resisted her advances.
Actor: Kevin Smith
Biography: Hercules' older brother. He was always jealous of Hercules' strength and believed, perhaps not without reason, that their mother preferred Hercules. He and his brother fell out and seperated. They were re-united when Hercules found Iphicles posing as him in order to win the heart of Rena, the daughter of the warlord Gorgus. When Hercules interfered, Iphicles came close to trying to kill his brother, but in the end they teamed up and defeated Gorgus. Iphicles later married Rena. When Jason was forced to abdicate the throne of Corinth in order to wed Alcmene, Iphicles was chosen as his succesor and became King of Corinth. Rena died sometime after and Iphicles took his anger out on Corinth's war veterans sending many of them to a cruel prison camp. Unfortunately the veterans grew understandably annoyed at this and kidnapped the King and it was up to Hercules to help his brother yet again. Iphicles promised to rule Corinth better from then on.
