Hurst was born and raised in the Houston area. He attended St. Pius X High School and Baylor University, where he majored in international economics and management information systems with a minor in Spanish.

After college, Hurst spent a year in Mexico City working for a transport company before beginning a finance career in Houston.

Hurst kept his day job in the finance industry, juggling it with acting gigs, until he was offered a role in The Mist in 2007.

He appeared in episodes of the television series Inspector Mom in 2006, The Closer in 2009 and NCIS in 2010. Since 2009, Hurst has played Grayson Kent on the Lifetime original comedy series Drop Dead Diva.

He also appeared in the films Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007), The Mist (2007) and Shorts (2009). In 2011, Hurst starred in his first leading role in the film A Bird Of The Air.

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