Urban was seen on the internationally syndicated American/New Zealand TV series '' Hercules : The Legendary Journeys '' and on its spin-off '' Xena : Warrior Princess '' , in which he played the recurring roles of both Cupid and Julius Caesar from 1997 to 2001 . He also made appearances as Mael in the episode " Altared States " , from the first season of '' Xena '' , and as Kor in the episode " Lifeblood " , from the fifth season . Both programs were filmed in New Zealand . In 2001 , he appeared in the offbeat rural romance '' The Price of Milk '' , for which he received his first nomination at the New Zealand Qantas Film and Television Awards . Urban later won acclaim for his portrayal of policeman Nick Harvey in '' Out of the Blue '' , a dramatisation of New Zealand 's Aramoana massacre , for which he won the Qantas Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2008
Aramoana massacre
Aramoana massacre
Karl Urban