Kevin Sorbo
In 1994 he shot to fame for playing the role of Hercules in the television movie Hercules and the Amazon Women. This was the first in a series of television movies that served as pilots for the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys which ran from 1995 to 1999. The series was a huge ratings success throughout different countries becoming one of the most popular syndicated shows in television history and becoming Sorbo's most well-known role. He also guest-starred as Hercules in episodes of the spin-off series Xena: Warrior Princess and provided the voice of Hercules in the animated movie Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus which released in 1998. In between the years playing Hercules he played his first leading movie role in Kull the Conqueror (1997).