It's like a roll-call of Kiwi actors. Karl Urban, Marton Csokas, Michael Hurst, Danielle Cormack, the seemingly omnipresent Joel Tobeck ... the list goes on.

Wow, I had no idea that Joxer was so well-liked. And even a blind person could see Gabrielle/Xena! That went so far further than just subtext.
I'd love to look up some Xena fanfiction and that but I'm now slightly scared of the fandom.